A Treacherous Curse
London, 1888. 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...
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London, 1888. 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 princ
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ASIN: B071RJPG32
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Veronica Speedwell Mystery (#3)
A Treacherous Curse is the third in Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series, and, as is usual with Raybourn, this book is a delightful romp. Veronica and Stoker have wonderful chemistry, although one does wonder how the thirsty Veronica hasn't overcome his manly scruples so that the two of them ...
This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.Why did I wait so long to read this book? I have no excuses but now that I have finished the book, I know that putting it off for a year was a bad plan. I really enjoyed this installment in the series, probably even more than the previou...
I knew when I read the opening chapter about phalluses that this book was going to be good! Lol : ) I think it's the best out of the three actually. I loved the Egyptology and archaeology storyline. It reminded me a little of one of my all-time favorite series, the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth...
I love Veronica Speedwell. Her character is almost everything I admire in a person, with the exceptions of her penchants for collecting butterflies, necessitating her killing them, and her need to verbalise her sexual liberty. This isn't hypocrisy on my part; I think it's distasteful when men make...
A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn Book 3 of Veronica Speedwell London, 1888. 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 fo...
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