Book description
London, 1760, and Lord John Grey - aristocrat, soldier and sometime spy
- finds himself in possession of a packet of papers that might as well
have come equipped with a fuse, so explosive are their contents.
The documents reveal a damning case of corruption and murder against a
British officer, Major Gerald Siverly, and Lord John is compelled by his
own honour as a soldier to bring Siverly to justice. But the documents
also hint at a larger - and far more dangerous - mystery, a conspiracy
to revive the Stuart cause in the bloodiest way possible. For Lord John,
this information not only puts his own life in grave peril, but also
brings back personal memories he would rather remained undisturbed.
One of the documents is written in Erse, the language spoken by Irishmen
and Scottish Highlanders, and a language Lord John became all too
familiar with as governor of Ardsmuir Prison when it was full of
Jacobite prisoners.
Including a certain Jamie Fraser.
Jamie's and Lord John's paths now seem destined to cross again, as
together they find themselves thrown into a world of ancient relics,
bloody rivalries and fiendish plots. Diana Gabaldon is the
internationally bestselling author of numerous historical novels. She
lives with her family in Scottsdale, Arizona.
