Diana Gabaldon is the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Outlander novels – Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, and A Breath of Snow and Ashes (for which she won a Quill Award and the Corine International Book Prize) – and one work of nonfiction, The Outlandish Companion, as well as the bestselling series featuring Lord John Grey, a character she introduced in Voyager. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
In the beginning of "All Mortal Flesh" Russ's marriage has come to a crisis point. He and his wife have separated temporarily, and the book opens with her best friend coming to visit and discovering the woman's butchered body on the kitchen floor. Things go very, very bad for our protagonists after that.
Eighteenth century London is the backdrop for a murder mystery set in the context of a bestselling series of history-adventure novels. Author Diana Gabaldon has won the admiration of millions of readers with her Outlander series of books. This book focuses on the character of Lord John Gray, a minor player in the Outlander books.