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This is an adult historical mystery set in 18th-century England featuring an intelligent protagonist navigating complex social and political intrigue. While the language and sexual content are relatively restrained for adult fiction, the murder investigation, occasional bawdy humor, and sophisticated themes make it better suited to older teens than younger readers. The book rewards intellectual engagement and moral courage rather than action, with positive themes of loyalty and duty woven throughout.
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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 i... 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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- Fiction
- History
- Soldiers
- Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
- Nobility
- Historical Fiction
- Large type books
- London (england), fiction
- Grey, john, lord (fictitious character), fiction
- Fiction, mystery & detective, historical
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ISBN 9780440241485 · Dell