ebook, 336 pages
Published March 12th
2019 by Berkley
Victorian
adventuress Veronica Speedwell is whisked off to a remote island off the tip of
Cornwall when her natural historian colleague Stoker's brother calls in a
favor. On the pretext of wanting a companion to accompany him to Lord Malcolm
Romilly's house party, Tiberius persuades Veronica to pose as his fiancée--much
to Stoker's chagrin. But upon arriving, it becomes clear that the party is not
as innocent as it had seemed. Every invited guest has a connection to Romilly's
wife, Rosamund, who disappeared on her wedding day three years ago, and a
dramatic dinner proves she is very much on her husband's mind.
As spectral figures, ghostly music, and mysterious threats begin to plague the partygoers, Veronica enlists Stoker's help to discover the host's true motivations. And as they investigate, it becomes clear that there are numerous mysteries surrounding the Romilly estate, and every person present has a motive to kill Rosamund...
As spectral figures, ghostly music, and mysterious threats begin to plague the partygoers, Veronica enlists Stoker's help to discover the host's true motivations. And as they investigate, it becomes clear that there are numerous mysteries surrounding the Romilly estate, and every person present has a motive to kill Rosamund...
My Thoughts…
Veronica
Speedwell and Stoker are at it again.
Being called away with the promise of an elusive butterfly, Veronica
travels with Stoker’s brother and of course, Stoker refuses to be left
behind. They travel to an island with
a widow who is looking for answers to what happened to his wife. Never one to walk away from solving a mystery
they work to find out what happened to her and in the course of solving the
mystery they uncover many others mysteries of the Romilly Estate.
I love the
detail to the settings that Deanna Raybourne uses while writing her books. I can picture the trains they took, the
towns they passed through, and the castle that they stayed in. Add to that the amazing characters with
their fun and unique quirks and you have a winning story. I enjoyed learning about the secondary
characters and kept trying to picture them as the reason that Lord Malcolm's
wife was missing, presumed dead.
The first part
of the story was slower but never did I not want to finish. The closer to the end the faster the story
went, they more action the characters saw, and the more the clues came together
leading the reader down the right path to solve the mysteries. I loved the undercurrents of romance coming
between Stoker and Veronica.
I am a fan of
the Veronica Speedwell series and am always excited when a new book is being
released. This is part of a
series. The books can be read as stand
alone but as with many series, they are fun to read in order.
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