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Raybourn, Deanna

Raybourn, Deanna

Leesville Community

Mystery

Eva H. Perry Regional - Mystery
Leesville Community - Mystery
Morrisville Community - Mystery
North Regional - Mystery
Northeast Regional - Mystery

"A princess is missing and a peace treaty is on the verge of collapse in this new Veronica Speedwell adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar℗ʼ Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club-an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women-Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use. As she assembles a memorial exhibition for pioneering mountain climber Alice Baker-Greene, Veronica discovers evidence that the recent death was not a tragic climbing accident but murder. Veronica and her natural historian beau, Stoker, tell the patron of the exhibit, Princess Gisela of Alpenwald, of their findings. With Europe on the verge of war, Gisela's chancellor, Count von Rechstein, does not want to make waves-and before Veronica and Stoker can figure out their next move, the princess disappears. Having noted Veronica's resemblance to the princess, von Rechstein begs her to pose as Gisela for the sake of the peace treaty that brought the princess to England. Veronica reluctantly agrees to the scheme. She and Stoker must work together to keep the treaty intact while navigating unwelcome advances, assassination attempts, and Veronica's own family-the royalty who has never claimed her"-- "A princess is missing and a peace treaty is on the verge of collapse in this new Veronica Speedwell adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar® Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club-an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women-Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use. As she assembles a memorial exhibition for pioneering mountain climber Alice Baker-Greene, Veronica discovers evidence that the recent death was not a tragic climbing accident but murder. Veronica and her natural historian beau, Stoker, tell the patron of the exhibit, Princess Gisela of Alpenwald, of their findings. With Europe on the verge of war, Gisela's chancellor, Count von Rechstein, does not want to make waves-and before Veronica and Stoker can figure out their next move, the princess disappears. Having noted Veronica's resemblance to the princess, von Rechstein begs her to pose as Gisela for the sake of the peace treaty that brought the princess to England. Veronica reluctantly agrees to the scheme. She and Stoker must work together to keep the treaty intact while navigating unwelcome advances, assassination attempts, and Veronica's own family-the royalty who has never claimed her"--

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Fiction

Fiction

RAYBOURN

Wake County Public Libraries

Eva H. Perry Regional
Leesville Community
Morrisville Community
North Regional
Northeast Regional

9780593197264

2021

Berkley

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Veronica Speedwell novels

Veronica Speedwell novels|6

Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction
Historical fiction
London (England) -- History -- 1800-1950 -- Fiction
Missing persons -- Fiction
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Women detectives -- Fiction

An unexpected peril

An unexpected peril / Deanna Raybourn

An unexpected peril

Aristocracy (Social class)
History
Investigation
Missing persons
Murder
Social life and customs
Women detectives