The Scottish Prisoner

I love Lord John Grey and the way Diana Gabaldon uses these novels and novellas to connect the events in all of the Other Novels in the series.

This book was just ok for me. I don't know if I would have liked it more had I read it myself but I did listen to it and well, it was just ok. I have to admit, like most Diana Gabaldon Outlander fans, I read the book ONLY BECAUSE OF JAMIE.


This book picks up during the time Jamie is paroled at Helwater. Paroled means something different in England or perhaps during this time. Although he is paroled he is still a prisoner and has to do what he is told. Hal Grey, Lord John Grey's brother, tells Jamie he must help them with a traitor. Jamie is given the choice of helping or being sent to prison. Needless to say Jamie said he would help without hesitation. So there goes Jamie and Lord John on their little adventure and get into a bunch of crazy situations...


As I mentioned before I listened to this on audiobook. I didn't care for the voice that was given to Jamie. I didn't much care for the plot either. I just wanted some more of Jamie. I think the best part of the book was the first few pages where Jamie wakes up from a dream he was having of Claire.
The love he has for this woman will always be to great of a feeling to put into words. I just don't like spy books and thrillers and with all the Jamie it had in it, it just didn't cut it. I think one of my biggest pet peeves of the entire Jamie series, you know any series with Jamie in it, is the power others have on him. This man was minding his own business and living out the most peace he's had in a very long time even with the fact that he is still a prisoner and here comes Hal Grey and blackmails him into agreeing to go along on this mission. Hal Grey is not a dumb man and he must have known that this would cost Jamie lots in the long run. Jamie is all about honor and this little adventure they went on caused Jamie to betray his country and some of his friends. Jamie took the bait because staying at Helwater meant he stayed close to his son.

It just irks me when good men are constantly made to suffer. This man has suffered his entire adolescent and adult life. I swear I would have wanted to die a thousand times by then having gone through what he has. I'd be too damn tired to care.

By the end of the book all has been wrapped up nicely and Jamie is at Helwater watching his son grow while Lord John watches them.

I'd say read it because you know you want/need to but if you are a fan, don't expect a lot of Jamie and definitely not the same vibe you get from the other series. This book has a vibe of its own.