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Lord John Grey, Book 1

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Lord John and the Private Matter: International Edition

By: Diana Gabaldon
Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
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The epic, multivolume Outlander saga is the starting point for a brilliant new series that begins with the novel Lord John and the Private Matter. Filled with intrigue and mystery and starring one of the most popular Outlander characters, Lord John Grey, this fresh new tale is utterly captivating.

In a richly drawn 18th-century London, Scottish exile Lord John faces a difficult situation. His cousin Olivia is engaged to marry the Honorable Joseph Trevelyan, but he has just observed something of a rather personal nature that, if confirmed, might put an end to any talk of marital bliss. Determined to investigate further, Lord John is distracted when the Crown calls for his services. A comrade in arms has been slain, and to complicate matters, the victim may have been a traitor. Now Lord John has not one but two puzzling mysteries to solve.

©2020 Diana Gabaldon (P)2020 Recorded Books, Inc. Fantasy Historical Mystery Romance Fiction Highlander

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I have been reading the Outlander series in chronological order and this book falls between Voyager and Drums of Autumn. JAMMF is still on his mind

Background to Lord John's story.

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Waiting for the next book in the Outlander series to be published, so meanwhile exploring the Lord John Grey novellas. Great writing by Diana, as always; full of intrigue and description. Narration was OK.
I'll be downloading the next in the LJG series!

Development of the character Lord John Grey

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Not as good as Outlander main books but if like me you need a taste to keep you hanging in there while you wait for book 9 of the main series to be released, it will do. Narration could be better with a little more acting like they achieve in the main books but you do get used to it.

Not bad

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very entertaining, well read and kept my interest throughout. Another excellent book from Diana Gabaldon.

Lord John and the private matter

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Really enjoyed another book of Lord John. Very well read with different voices and accents used for different characters

another great

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My favourite Outlander character, Lord John is propelled into solving a mystery after spying something nasty in the communal chamber pot corner in the Beefsteak Club. Gabaldon at her best, drawing us into the sights, sounds and smells of whore houses, molly walks and on a clipper bound for 'Inja'. Lord John gives us a glimpse via flashbacks into his first shocking introduction to war at Culloden and of course hankers after Jamie Fraser. It was nice to get an idea of Benedicta who relives a part of her young life while handling a well worn copy of Fanny Hill! Watch out for the details of a bizarre and shocking way designed to burn out the syphalis. Shame Hal doesn't feature in this one but a great story well narrated.

Delicious

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It’s very hard to get past the poor narration. Why not find an English narrator to read an English character? The accents of the other characters are even worse and ruined it for me. I would have expected better from a Diana Gabaldon story!

Spoilt by the Narrator

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Narration by Jeff Woodman is somewhat disappointing after the high standard I had got used to on the main series narrated by Davina Porter.
Specifically while he can read beautifully in an posh english accent, he simply cannot do any regional accents at all. In the book - there are Scottish, Irish, Cockney charactars which after Davina's excellent rendition I was expecting to be done in appropriate accents - not so! - I think the Scottish sounds vaguely Irish, but anything working class, northern or even cornish - just sounds odd. I really do think someone should have given him the feedback on this before these were published.

Narrator a bit of a let down compared to usual

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I love the Outlander series and have now been listening to the Lord John series as well which are also excellent. I love to hear the history and back story of the other characters in main Outlander books. I love Jamie and Claire but Lord John is fast becoming a favourite as well.

Another excellent book & narration

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The plot moves around and leads the listener into making assumptions. Only at the end is all revealed. A brilliant listen. The character of Lord John Grey is almost real, which enhances his involvement in the Outlander series.

Intriguing.

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