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Lord John Grey

The Lord John Grey novels follow a British Army officer, aristocrat and investigator during the Seven Years’ War and the unsettled aftermath of the Jacobite rising. Set within the wider Outlander world, the series combines military service, espionage, murder investigations, family scandal and the dangers surrounding same-sex relationships in eighteenth-century Britain.

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Books in this series (3 books)

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1. Lord John and the Private Matter

Diana Gabaldon

First published 2003

4.2(9,467)

In London in 1757, Major Lord John Grey is ordered to investigate the murder of a fellow officer suspected of selling military secrets. At the same time, he privately examines evidence that could expose a scandal involving his cousin’s intended husband. The two inquiries lead through…

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade cover

2. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade

Diana Gabaldon

First published 2007

4.4(7,048)

In 1758, the Grey family is preparing for a marriage that revives rumours surrounding the death of Lord John’s father, who was accused of Jacobite treason before his apparent suicide. Anonymous threats and an attack on John’s brother force him to investigate the old scandal while…

The Scottish Prisoner cover

3. The Scottish Prisoner

Diana Gabaldon

First published 2011

4.6(7,552)

In 1760, Jamie Fraser is living under parole in the Lake District when a former Jacobite associate approaches him with evidence of a new political conspiracy. Lord John Grey is separately investigating corruption and murder connected to the British Army. Their reluctant cooperation takes them to…