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Two women at opposite ends of the social scale, both brutally murdered. Principal Officer Dan Foster of the Bow Street Runners is surprised when his old rival John Townsend requests his help to investigate the murder of Louise Parmeter, a beautiful writer who once shared the bed of the Prince of Wales. Her jewellery is missing, savagely torn from her body. Her memoirs, which threaten to expose the indiscretions of the great and the good, are also missing. Frustrated by the chief magistrate's demand that he drop his investigation into the death of the unknown beggar woman found savagely raped and beaten, and left to die in the outhouse of a Holborn tavern, Dan is determined to get to the bottom of both murders. But as his enquiries take him into both the richest and the foulest places in London, and Townsend's real reason for requesting his help gradually becomes clear, Dan is forced to face a shocking new reality when the people he loves are targetted by a shadowy and merciless adversary. The investigation has suddenly got personal. Indie BRAG Medallion Honoree, Chill With a Book Premium Readers Award; Discovering Diamonds Book of the Month. The first Dan Foster Mystery, Bloodie Bones, was joint winner of the Historical Novel Society Indie Award 2016.

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A very good read indeed. Discovering Diamonds. Beautifully written and intricately plotted, Death Makes No Distinction continues this exciting historical series with another compelling murder mystery. Jaffa Reads Too

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Lucienne Boyce writes historical fiction, non fiction, and biography. After gaining an MA in English Literature (with Distinction) with the Open University in 2007, specialising in eighteenth-century literature, she published her first eighteenth-century historical novel, To The Fair Land, a thriller set in Bristol and the South Seas. The Dan Foster Mysteries follow the adventures of a Bow Street Runner from the 1790s; the first book in the series, Bloodie Bones, was joint winner of the Historical Novel Society Indie Award 2016. She is also a blogger and speaker, and active in her local women's history network. She has written articles, reviews and interviews for various publications, including the Historical Novel Society Review. She has made numerous television and radio appearances, presented a radio show with a local community radio station, and has run courses and workshops. Website www.lucienneboyce.com

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