Description
London, 1887. Victorian adventuress and butterfly hunter Veronica Speedwell receives an invitation to visit the Curiosity Club, a ladies-only establishment for daring and intrepid women. There she meets the mysterious Lady Sundridge, who begs her to take on an impossible task-saving society art patron Miles Ramsforth from execution. Accused of the brutal murder of his artist mistress Artemisia, Ramsforth will face the hangman's noose if Veronica cannot find the real killer.But Lady Sundridge is not all that she seems, and unmasking her true identity is only the first of the many secrets Veronica must uncover. Together with her natural historian colleague Stoker, Veronica races against time to find the true murderer...
A new series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey novels. Strong appeal for fans of Elizabeth Peters, Carola Dunn, Anne Perry, Frances Brody, Ashley Weaver and Tasha Alexander. Reminiscent of Peters' Amelia Peabody novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels by Anne Perry. First time is paperback.
About the Author
Deanna Raybourn is the author of the award-winning New York times bestselling Lady Julia Grey series and several standalone novels. The Lady Julia series has been nominated for five RITA Awards, an Agatha Award, and numerous Dilys Wynn, Last Laugh, Daphne du Maurier, and Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards. Deanna lives in Virginia with her husband and daughter.
Book Information
ISBN 9781785650505
Author Deanna Raybourn
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Titan Books Ltd
Publisher Titan Books Ltd
A new series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey novels. Strong appeal for fans of Elizabeth Peters, Carola Dunn, Anne Perry, Frances Brody, Ashley Weaver and Tasha Alexander. Reminiscent of Peters' Amelia Peabody novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels by Anne Perry. First time is paperback.
About the Author
Deanna Raybourn is the author of the award-winning New York times bestselling Lady Julia Grey series and several standalone novels. The Lady Julia series has been nominated for five RITA Awards, an Agatha Award, and numerous Dilys Wynn, Last Laugh, Daphne du Maurier, and Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards. Deanna lives in Virginia with her husband and daughter.
Book Information
ISBN 9781785650505
Author Deanna Raybourn
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Titan Books Ltd
Publisher Titan Books Ltd
Details
Subtitle: |
A Veronica Speedwell Mystery |
Imprint: |
Titan Books Ltd |
