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Lord John and the Private Matter

A Novel
By Diana Gabaldon
Series: Lord John Grey
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Set in 1757 London, Lord John and the Private Matter follows nobleman and army officer Lord John Grey as he navigates a scandal threatening his family while investigating the brutal murder of a comrade who may have been a traitor. The novel weaves intrigue, treachery, and suspense in Georgian England’s vivid social tapestry.
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This historical crime thriller will appeal to fans of intricate mysteries and richly detailed 18th-century settings, as well as readers familiar with Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series.

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Adored bestselling author Gabaldon brings fans the first book in a new trilogy featuring Major Lord John Grey and many of the characters from her wildly popular Outlander series.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Diana Gabaldon weaves a dazzling tale of history, intrigue, and suspense in this first novel featuring one of her most popular characters from the Outlander saga: Lord John Grey.

The year is 1757. On a clear morning in mid-June, Lord John Grey 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 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 may 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 stratum of English society—and threatens all he holds dear.

Praise for Lord John and the Private Matter

“[A] thoroughly entertaining and wonderfully witty historical mystery set in the richly detailed, occasionally bawdy world of Georgian England.” —Booklist

“Packed with vivid description and detail. Gabaldon aptly transports readers to eighteenth-century London, with all its reeking humanity and glitteringly elegant excess.” —BookPage

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    Lord John and the Private Matter
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Diana Gabaldon weaves a dazzling tale of history, intrigue, and suspense in this first novel featuring one of her most popular characters from the Outlander saga: Lord John Grey. The year is 1757. On a clear morning in mid-June, Lord John Grey emerges from London’s Beefsteak Club, his mind in turmoil. A nobleman and a...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780385337489

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 October 2004

Country: United States

Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell

Edition: Revised edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 336

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Crime & Thriller Diana Gabaldon Fiction General Fiction Historical Crime & Mystery Historical Fiction Series: Lord John Grey

About the Author

Diana Gabaldon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Outlander novels—Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes (for which she won a Quill Award and the Corine International Book Prize), An Echo in the Bone, and Written in My Own Heart’s Blood—as well as a collection of Outlander fiction, Seven Stones to Stand or Fall; the related Lord John Grey books Lord John and the Private Matter, Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, Lord John and the Hand of Devils, and The Scottish Prisoner; two works of nonfiction, The Outlandish Companion, Volumes 1 and 2; the Outlander graphic novel, The Exile; and The Official Outlander Coloring Book. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband.

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