Lord John and the Private Matter

Zusatztext “[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 “Gabaldon’s prose is crisply elegant . . . a compelling narrative that also offers a wealth of juicy details about 18th-century London.” — Publishers Weekly “Gabaldon takes readers for a walk on the wild side . . . A compelling and unique period mystery for the author’s legion of fans.” — Kirkus Reviews Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 Leseprobe Chapter One When First We Practice to Deceive London, June 1757 The Society for the Appreciation of the English Beefsteak, a Gentlemen's Club It was the sort of thing one hopes momentarily that one has not really seen—because life would be so much more convenient if one hadn't. The thing was scarcely shocking in itself; Lord John Grey had seen worse, could see worse now, merely by stepping out of the Beefsteak into the street. The flower girl who'd sold him a bunch of violets on his way into the club had had a half-healed gash on the back of her hand, crusted and oozing. The doorman, a veteran of the Americas, had a livid tomahawk scar that ran from hairline to jaw, bisecting the socket of a blinded eye. By contrast, the sore on the Honorable Joseph Trevelyan's privy member was quite small. Almost discreet. "Not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a door," Grey muttered to himself. "But it will suffice. Damn it." He emerged from behind the Chinese screen, lifting the vi...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Diana Gabaldon
• Editore: Dell Publishing Inc.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.10.2004
• EAN: 9780385337489
• ISBN: 978-0-385-33748-9
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 137 mm x 208 mm x 17 mm
• Serie: Lord John Grey Novels; Lord John Grey; Lord John Grey
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi