Lord John and the private matter

Diana Gabaldon First published 2003

About this book

On a clear morning in mid-June, Lord John emerges from London's Beefsteak Club, his mind in turmoil. A nobleman and a high ranking officer in His Majesty's army. Grey has just witnessed something shockng. But his efforts to avoid a scandal that might destroy his family are interupted by something still more urgent. The crown appoints him to investigate the brutal murder of a comrade in arms who may have been a traitor.

Subjects

  • fiction
  • fiction, mystery & detective, historical
  • grey, john, lord (fictitious character), fiction
  • historical fiction
  • history
  • large type books
  • london (england), fiction
  • nobility
  • seven years' war, 1756-1763
  • soldiers