"The indefatigable Gabaldon, who has made the British 18th century her own, offers a trio of novellas about Lord John Grey ... The three mystery-adventure novellas of this volume span 1756 to 1758, in settings packed with dark secrets and therefore, dangers for the soldier-hero with secrets of his own. The first novella finds Lord John swearing vengeance in London for a murdered government official, leading him to a deconsecrated abbey where members of the political elite indulge their basest desires. The second pits Lord John against a succubus that plagues his Prussian encampment, and combines humor with military strategy and supernatural myth. The third, most complex narrative finds Lord John investigating the cause of a cannon explosion in the English countryside that results in a fellow officer's death."--Provided by Publishers Weekly.