Returning from Scottish exile in 1757, Lord John Grey pursues a traitor through London and across the seas, an endeavor that is complicated by a delicate family affair and his memories of the Jacobite Rising. By the author of
In this historical novel Lord John Grey is shocked to discover that the man engaged to his beloved niece might have an incurable venereal disease. While investigating the man's past, Lord John is also called upon by the crown to investigate the murder of a soldier who may have been a spy. The character of Lord John Grey first appeared in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series.
- Genre: Mystery + Crime, Fiction + Literature Themes
- Subgenre: Family + Friendship, Literary Genres + Types of Novels, Medicine + Health
- Publisher: Del§ta
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: October 26, 2004
- Date Published: October 26, 2004
- Author: Diana Gabaldon