Lord John and the hand of devils
By: by Diana Gabaldon
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Lord John Grey series -- 3.
Publisher: Magna
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
ISBN-13: 9780750530231
Subjects: Lord Grey, John (Fictitious character); American Historical fiction; Fiction
Description: The three novellas of this volume span 1756 to 1758, in settings packed with dark secrets - and therefore dangers - for the soldier-hero with secrets of his own. The first novella finds Lord John swearing vengeance in London for a murdered government official, leading him to a deconsecrated abbey where members of the political elite indulge their basest desires. The second pits Lord John against a succubus that plagues his Prussian encampment, and combines humour with military strategy and supernatural myth. The third finds Lord John investigating the cause of a cannon explosion in the English countryside that results in a fellow officer's death.
Notes: Originally published: London: Century, 2007.
Table of contents: title: Lord John and the Hellfire Club; title: Lord John and the succubus; title: Lord John and the haunted soldier.