Lord John and the private matter
By: Diana Gabaldon.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
Subjects: Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 -- Fiction.; Nobility -- Fiction.; Soldiers -- Fiction.; London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: 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.