Gabaldon, Diana,

Lord John and the private matter : [No. 1 : Lord John Grey] / Diana Gabaldon. - London : Arrow Books, 2004. - x, 380 pages ; 18 cm. - Lord John Grey. .

Includes the novella: Lord John and the Hell-fire Club.

The year is 1757. On a bright June day, Lord John Grey emerges from his club, his mind in turmoil. A nobleman and a high-ranking officer in His Majesty's Army, Grey has just witnessed something shocking. But his efforts to avoid a scandal that might destroy his family are interrupted by something still more urgent: the Crown appoints him to investigate the brutal murder of a comrade-in-arms, who might well have been a traitor. Obliged to pursue two inquiries at once, Major Grey finds himself ensnared in a web of treachery and betrayal that touches every level of society - and threatens all he holds dear. From the bawdy-houses of London's night world to the drawing rooms of the nobility, from the blood of a murdered corpse to the thundering seas of the East India Company, Lord John follows the elusive trail of the woman in green who may hold the key to everything - or to nothing at all.

9780099461173 (paperback)

GBA454133 bnb

012958372 Uk


1727 - 1760


Great Britain - History - 1714-1837, House of Hanover - Fiction.
Sexually transmitted diseases - Fiction.
Mystery and suspense stories.
Historical fiction.
Treason - Fiction.
Sexually transmitted diseases--Fiction.
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763--Fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
Historical fiction.
Treason--Fiction.
Nobility--Fiction.
Soldiers--Fiction.


Great Britain.
Great Britain--History--George II, 1727-1760--Fiction.
London (England)--History--18th century--Fiction.


Historical fiction
Detective and mystery stories.
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Historical fiction.

PS3557.A22

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