Search - Lord John and the Private Matter

As a big fan of Diana Gabaldon, I didn’t need to know anything about this novel to know I wanted to read it. Lord John is a character I quite enjoyed in the Outlander series, and I was glad to find this, his first solo novel, at the library recently. I did not know this was going to be a murder mystery until I started reading it, and what a lovely little mystery it was!

We follow Lord John through various scenes in London, trying to unravel the mystery of the murder of O’Connell, as well as a familial mystery Lord John happens to stumble upon. I’m not the kind of person who tries to figure out a mystery ahead of time, so I was just along for the ride and I really enjoyed it. Not only do we get to spend the entire time with Lord John, he speaks throughout the book of Jamie Fraser, our dashing hero of the Outlander novels.

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I have read all of the Lord John books and have found they are very well-written and absorbing. As an earlier reviewer mentioned, this series on Lord John is a nice change from the Outlander series. If you do find you struggle with this first one, hang in there....it's worth reading to the end! I'm just wishing there were more books out about Lord John:).

This is a great read for anyone. I enjoyed it because I had read the Outlander series. This book presents a view of Lord John not apparent in the Outlander series.

Not as good as the Outlander books but still a fun read.

Ms. Gabaldon referred to this as a short story and I did read it in one day. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Good mystery with action nice character development.

not nearly as good as her others.