Lord John and the private matter

Description:

On a clear morning in mid-June, Lord John emerges from London's Beefsteak Club, his mind in turmoil. A nobleman and a high ranking officer in His Majesty's army. Grey has just witnessed something shockng. But his efforts to avoid a scandal that might destroy his family are interupted by something still more urgent. The crown appoints him to investigate the brutal murder of a comrade in arms who may have been a traitor.

subjects: Fiction,  History,  Soldiers,  Seven Years' War, 1756-1763,  Nobility,  Historical Fiction,  Large type books,  London (england), fiction,  Grey, john, lord (fictitious character), fiction,  Fiction, mystery & detective, historical

Places: London (England),  Great Britain

Times: 18th century,  George II, 1727-1760