Author: GABALDON, DIANA
Title: Lord John and the Private Matter
Description: New York: Delacorte Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385337477. Only slight wear ; A near-fine book in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Lord John #1; 8.3 X 5.4 X 1.0 inches; 305 pages; "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. From the bawdy houses of London’s night-world to the stately drawing rooms of the nobility, and from the blood of a murdered corpse to the thundering seas ruled by the majestic fleet of the East India Company, Lord John pursues the elusive trails of a vanishing footman and a woman in green velvet, who may hold the key to everything—or nothing.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 0385337477 Lord john grey Jamie & Claire outlander Fiction::Historical
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Title: Lord John and the Private Matter
Description: New York: Delacorte Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385337477. Only slight wear ; A near-fine book in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Lord John #1; 8.3 X 5.4 X 1.0 inches; 305 pages; "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. From the bawdy houses of London’s night-world to the stately drawing rooms of the nobility, and from the blood of a murdered corpse to the thundering seas ruled by the majestic fleet of the East India Company, Lord John pursues the elusive trails of a vanishing footman and a woman in green velvet, who may hold the key to everything—or nothing.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 0385337477 Lord john grey Jamie & Claire outlander Fiction::Historical
Price: US$ 15.00 Seller: Ainsworth Books
- Book number: 19709
- Book number: 19709
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