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The Scottish Prisoner

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Orion Books Limited, Sep 25, 2012 - Great Britain - 560 pages
In a novel featuring Outlander hero Jamie Fraser in a major role, #1 bestselling author Diana Gabaldon continues the Lord John series.
Jamie Fraser, a Scottish Jacobite officer paroled as a prisoner of war on an estate in the Lake District, finds the numbness of his days disturbed. First, by dreams of his dead wife, then by the presence of the small son he cannot claim. Much more disturbing is the sudden reappearance in his life of Lord John Grey, with a summons that will take him - again - from everything he values.
A legacy from a dead friend has led Lord John and his brother Hal in pursuit of a corrupt army officer, along a trail of politics and murder. The matter becomes critical when the trail leads into Ireland, with a baffling message left in the tongue called "Erse" - the language spoken by Scottish Highlanders.
Jamie is forced to help the Greys, in order to guard his own secrets. But the Greys have secrets, too, which may deprive him of his life, as well as his liberty.

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This is not a love story. - Goodreads
I've done my research! - Goodreads
They find another jacobite plot afoot. - Goodreads
But as always, I'm drawn in to Gabaldon's writing. - Goodreads
There is a surprise at the end, a twist to the plot. - Goodreads

Review: Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner (Lord John Grey #3)

User Review  - Lori McD - Goodreads

3rd read: Feb 2013 OK, so I'm just a sucker for Jamie Fraser... and any book that he's in. 2nd read: Feb 2012 Just gets better! Not much to add this time through, except that I appreciated the nuances ... Read full review

Review: Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner (Lord John Grey #3)

User Review  - Donna - Goodreads

Diana Gabaldon continues to amaze me!!! Her story telling is exquisitely detailed so that you are easily transported into the story with characters. The visualizations are so exact and are a true ... Read full review

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About the author (2012)

DIANA GABALDON is the "New York Times" bestselling author of the popular Outlander novels - Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, and An Echo in the Bone - as well as the bestselling series featuring Lord John Grey, a character she introduced in Voyager, and one work of nonfiction, The Outlandish Companion. She won a 2006 Quill Award for her sixth Outlander book, A Breath of Snow and Ashes.

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