veronica speedwell mystery a curious beginning deanna raybourn

One of the few writers who can make history feel immediate and exciting without losing a grasp of the period.'-Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of the Royal Spyness series 'Veronica Speedwell is sure to join the greats of mystery fiction.'-Alan Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of the Flavia de Luce series 'I love this series! Veronica Speedwell is utterly unique.'-Amanda Quick, New York Timesbestselling author of The Other Lady Vanishes More Praise for the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries A real find.'-Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Virgin River series

'I love this book! Brings us the powerful Veronica Speedwell, who triumphs over adversity and danger with wit, charm, and uncanny determination. 'Creating strong character pairings, placing the action in unexpectedly unusual but actual historical settings, and folding it all into a clever mystery are hallmarks of this author's magical, signature style.This new series starts off with a bang.'- Library Journal (starred review)

'The eccentricities of Victorian England receive a rousing look in the highly entertaining A Curious Beginning.Energetic storytelling.'- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Mar.'Wickedly clever and devilishly amusing.Veronica Speedwell is a joy-unflappable, unrepentant, and thoroughly delightful.'-Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope series Agent: Pam Hopkins, Hopkins Literary Assoc. A brooding castle, rain-lashed windows, hidden passages, and a séance all contribute to a delightfully creepy tale with twists that would make Daphne Du Maurier proud. Over several stormy days, Veronica and Stoker discover that everyone is concealing painful secrets and ulterior motives. In order to finally discover what has become of Rosamund, Malcolm has gathered everyone who was present on the day she went missing: his estranged family, his long-time staff, and Tiberius, who harbored a secret passion for the mysterious Rosamund. Maddern’s Isle is owned by Tiberius’s oldest friend, Malcolm Romilly, whose bride, Rosamund, disappeared three years earlier, on their wedding day. Incidentally, Veronica hopes to sort out her disturbing feelings for Tiberius’s brother, Revelstoke “Stoker” Templeton-Vane-a plan that’s complicated when Stoker invites himself along.

In March 1888, Veronica Speedwell agrees to accompany Tiberius, Viscount Templeton-Vane, to a windswept Cornish isle, the home of a rare butterfly, in Raybourn’s deliciously gothic fourth mystery featuring the adventurous lepidopterist (after 2018’s A Treacherous Curse).

Veronica speedwell mystery a curious beginning deanna raybourn