Lord John and the hand of devils. Diana Gabaldon. 2007.

Diana Gabaldon, delivers three tales of war, intrigue and espionage featuring the unforgettable Lord John Grey. In the heart of the eighteenth century, Lord John’s world is one of mystery and menace; where allies have the power to destroy him with a single blow. As he ventures into an omnivorous unknown, his companions are haunted soldiers, sinister family secrets and lingering memories of a fiery-haired ascot named James Fraser.

In The Hellfire Club Lord John is drawn in by an attractive stranger in doorway of a gentleman’s club, where he witnesses the shocking murder of a young diplomat. Vowing to avenge the death, he is led into a maze of political treachery and a debauched underground society, the notorious Hellfire Club.

In The Succubus, Grey’s assignment to a regiment in Germany finds him caught between two threats: the advancing French and Austrian armies and the menace of a mysterious ‘night hag’ who spreads fear and death among the troops.

In The Haunted Soldier, Lord John is called to testify in the case of an exploding battlefield cannon and is forced to confront his own ghosts. Knee deep in a morass of gunpowder, treason and plot, he is haunted by a dead lieutenant and followed by a man with no face.