As colorful and unfettered as the butterflies she collects, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell can’t resist the allure of an exotic mystery—particularly one involving her enigmatic colleague, Stoker. His former expedition partner has vanished from an archaeological dig with a priceless diadem unearthed from the newly discovered tomb of an Egyptian princess. This disappearance is just the latest in a string of unfortunate events that have plagued the controversial expedition, and rumors abound that the curse of the vengeful princess has been unleashed as the shadowy figure of Anubis himself stalks the streets of London.
But the perils of an ancient curse are not the only challenges Veronica must face as sordid details and malevolent enemies emerge from Stoker’s past. Caught in a tangle of conspiracies and threats—and thrust into the public eye by an enterprising new foe—Veronica must separate facts from fantasy to unravel a web of duplicity that threatens to cost Stoker everything. . . .
Kindle Edition, 320 pages
Expected publication: January 16th 2018
by Berkley
*****
Veronica Speedwell is back! So is Stoker! This is one of those books I've been anxiously waiting to read. Book 3 in the Veronica Speedwell series, though you don't really need to read the others first I highly recommend it. Not only for some of the background but just because they are great books.
Veronica is a woman ahead of her time, she is not just spunky but fiercely independent, confident, rather stubborn and intelligent. She sometimes speaks her thoughts aloud regardless of the consequences and once she sets her mind to a task good luck getting her to abandon it. She is a perfect match for Stoker, watching these two interact is quite entertaining.
With A Treacherous Curse it's Stoker's past that is forced out in the open when a former best friend disappears. With a cursed Egyptian dig as the backdrop the author presented a unique mystery that had many layers. I will admit that while I found the mystery intriguing it was getting to really know Stoker better that I found most interesting. That being said between the missing artifacts, missing friend and strange sightings Deanna Raybourn has once again written an engaging story complete with its usual twists and turns and an ending that I wasn't really able to figure out myself.
Definitely one of my favorite series and one I highly recommend.
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Thanks to the publisher (Berkley) for an ARC (via Netgalley) in exchange for an honest review.
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