When Lord Oldfield encloses Barcombe Wood, depriving the people of their ancient rights to gather food and fuel, the villagers retaliate with vandalism, arson and riot. Then Lord Oldfield’s gamekeeper, Josh Castle, is murdered during a poaching raid. Dan Foster, Bow Street Runner and amateur pugilist, is sent to investigate.

As tensions in Barcombe build to a thrilling climax, Dan will need all his wits and his fighting skills to stay alive and get to the truth.

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Lucienne Boyce has always been fascinated by the Georgian era. In 2006 she gained an MA in English Literature with the Open University specialising in eighteenth-century fiction. In 2012 she published her first historical novel, To The Fair Land (SilverWood Books), an eighteenth-century thriller set in Bristol and the South Seas (which was awarded the Awesome Indies Seal of Approval). Lucienne has been a member of the Historical Novel Society since shortly after its foundation, has contributed numerous articles, reviews and interviews to the Society, and edited the HNS newsletter.

Lucienne also writes non-fiction and in 2013 published The Bristol Suffragettes (SilverWood Books), a history of the local suffragette movement. She is currently working on the second Dan Foster Mystery. Lucienne was born in Wolverhampton and now lives in Bristol, which is the setting and inspiration for much of her work.

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"A gripping historical thriller – I’m longing for a sequel already!"

Bloodie Bones has been selected as an Editor’s Choice by the Historical Novel Society Indie Reviews and long listed for the HNS Indie Award 2016. "Bloodie Bones is a terrific novel and was very difficult to put down. It is amazingly well written, with a smooth expert hand and faultless flow...The main characters are engaging and believable...It had a thriller feel that kept me turning the pages...I loved this book, highly recommend it and eagerly await the second Dan Foster novel." Full review here

Bloodie Bones has been awarded a place on the Awesome Indies list of quality independent fiction. "Lucienne is a masterful storyteller, skillfully weaving history, culture and the social customs of the period into the story in a natural manner...The characters were magnificently portrayed. Dan Foster, the protagonist, is totally captivating..." Full review here

"There's something rather special about the combination of good historical fiction and complex crime, and in this, the first book in the Dan Foster mysteries, we are introduced to a talented protagonist, who has his foot firmly placed in the reality of eighteenth century life, and yet he attacks crime enquiry with all the gung-ho of a seasoned crime scene investigator...the many twists and turns in the plot adds realistic depth to the story and keep you turning the pages in order to find out what happens next...Weaving together history and mystery with great flair and fine attention to detail make this a most enjoyable historical crime story.”

– Reviewed by Jo Barton at Jaffa Reads Too. Full review here

"Local historian Lucienne Boyce is researching the story of one Bristol pacifist in the First World War"

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