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A DISTINCTION OF BLOOD by HANNAH MARCH
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SummaryHired 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. Appleton's
daughter, a beauty named Charlotte, has made a very good
marriage to the thoroughly aristocratic Lord
Mortlockyet all is not well with the match.
Asked to investigate, Fairfax discovers evidence of
gambling debts, love affairsand 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 liesin order to unmask a killer.... Additional InformationGeorgian England, 1760s. A world of high fashion and even
higher spiritsbut 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 glory...and mystery.
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