If you are an Outlander fan, then you will probably like this novel. Lord John is Lord John Grey of the Outlander series, and this novel started as a short story but apparently developed into a normal-sized novel of fewer than 400 pages (those of you who read Diana Gabaldon know that for her, that IS a short story).
The action of this story takes place during the time after Culloden, after Claire has gone back to the present-day. Jamie Fraser is only mentioned in Lord John's mind, he is not a part of the story. This story is really a mystery, one that Lord John must solve. When he learns something troubling about the gentleman who is engaged to his cousin, he sets out to figure out how to broach the subject with said gentleman, but along the way gets involved with investigating the death of a member of his military unit. When the clues seem to point to the death being murder - and being somehow connected to the gentleman engaged to his cousin - Lord John finds himself running all over the seedy underside of London society.
This was a very enjoyable novel, and I'm not usually a big fan of murder mysteries. But Lord John is a very engaging character, and I enjoy Gabaldon's style of writing. I highly recommend it even to non-Outlander fans.
Lord John and the Private Matter
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