{"product_id":"0770429459-lord_john_and_the_private_matter","title":"Lord John and the Private Matter","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a sneak preview of the next \u003cb\u003eOutlander\u003c\/b\u003enovel, \u003cb\u003eAn Echo in the Bone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAdored bestselling author Diana Gabaldon brings us the first book in a new trilogy featuring many of the characters from her wildly popular \u003cb\u003eOutlander\u003c\/b\u003eseries.\u003cbr\u003eIn her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \u003cb\u003eOutlander\u003c\/b\u003enovels, Diana Gabaldon introduced millions of readers to a dazzling world of history and adventure — a world of vibrant settings and utterly unforgettable characters. Now one of these characters, Major Lord John Grey, opens the door to his own part of this world — eighteenth-century London, a seething anthill of nobility and rabble peopled by soldiers and spies, whores and dukes. Great Britain is battling France for supremacy on three continents — and life is good for a soldier.\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003eObliged 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.\u003cbr\u003eThe early days of the Seven Years War come brilliantly to life in this historical mystery by an author whose unique and compelling storytelling has engrossed millions of readers worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Seal Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":48837647859902,"sku":"0770429459-3","price":14.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/41N14AAMVKL._SL500.jpg?v=1788440892","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0770429459-lord_john_and_the_private_matter","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}