AUTHOR: Diana Gabaldon
STARTED: October 13, 2012
FINISHED: October 14, 2012
PAGES: 320
GENRE: Fiction
FIRST SENTENCE: Lord John Grey jerked his eyes away from the door.
SUMMARY: [From Barnes and Noble] In Lord John and the Hellfire Club, Lord John glimpses a stranger in the doorway of a gentleman’s club—and is stirred by a desperate entreaty to meet with him in private. It is an impulse that will lead Lord John into a maze of political treachery and a dangerous, debauched underground society. In Lord John and the Succubus, English soldiers fighting in Prussia are rattled by a lethal creature that appears at night. Called to investigate, Lord John soon realizes that among the spirits that haunt men, none frighten more than the specters conjured by the heart. In Lord John and the Haunted Soldier, Lord John is thrust into the baffling case of an exploding battlefield cannon that ultimately forces him to confront his own ghosts—and the shattering prospect that a traitor is among the ranks of His Majesty’s armed forces.
THOUGHTS: I'm a HUGE fan of the Outlander series by Gabaldon. Lord John is one of my favorite side characters from that series. I am very much pleased by the fact that Gabaldon has written a spin-off series of books surrounding him. Lord John and the Hand of the Devils is a collection of three short stories that Gabaldon has written about Lord John. Each contains her classic strengths of storytelling, scene setting, and richness of detail. If I was not already a fan of the series, I'd like pass these right up. But, as I love her work, this series made me a happy reader. They were not Gabaldon's best effort, but they were comfortable. Sometimes you just need to settle in with a book that makes you happy, and this does just that. These three stories offer a familiar blend of mystery, humor, and balanced narrative.
RATING: 6/10 [Good]
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