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A DISTINCTION OF BLOOD By: Hannah March
A Georgian Mystery
Signet Mystery
May 2004
272 pages ISBN: 045121188X Paperback
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βA charismatic protagonistβ¦setting a detective novel in the [Georgian] age is a masterstroke.ββThe Times (London)
Georgian England, 1760s. A world of high fashion and even higher spiritsβbut also of violent quarrels and shadowy intrigues, reckless duels and notorious scandals. The witty novels of Hannah March capture this vibrant era in all its gloryβ¦and mystery. Hired to tutor the young children of wealthy and ambitious sugar merchant Samuel Appleton, Robert Fairfax soon finds that his employer has other work for him. Appletonβs daughter, a beauty named Charlotte, has made a very good marriage to the thoroughly aristocratic Lord Mortlockβyet all is not well with the match. Asked to investigate, Fairfax discovers evidence of gambling debts, love affairsβand explosive secrets. But suspicion turns to shock when Lord Mortlock is found murdered in his bed with his wife holding court in the next room. Now Fairfax must get to the heart of this elegant facade of liesβin order to unmask a killer.β¦ βMarch writes in an engaging, easy-to-read style and draws the reader in from the very beginning.ββCharlotte Austin Review
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