I pre-ordered the audiobook edition of the latest release in Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series and was dying to listen to it, so I was excited the 'A' in "A Dangerous Collaboration" fulfills the prompt for square #98: title starts with any of the letters in LADDERS.  And I'm happy to say it didn't disappoint. The island setting off the Cornwall coast, the insular island community and its folklore, the resident nobility's troubles, the dynamic/sibling rivalry between Stoker and his brother, as well as Tiberius' connection to the mystery all made for a good story.  And declarations by both Stoker and Veronica seem to have cleared the way for their relationship to move beyond the rather silly device(s) Raybourn has used to keep them platonic friends through four books. Was it perfect?  No. I had a few quibbles, but they didn't distract from my enjoyment of the book, and as always the touches of humor were great fun. While the similarities to Amelia Peabody are still noticeable to me, Raybourn has managed to make the Veronica Speedwell series uniquely her own, and I'll happily continue to read Veronica's adventures in future books. 

**Climbed the Ladder**

98. Title starts with any of the letters in LADDERS: A Dangerous Collaboration by

      Deanna Raybourn

Progress to Date:

 1. Author is a woman / start: Their Lost Daughters by Joy Ellis

     Roll #1 - Two Dice Roll:  3 + 3 = 6

     Timestamp: 2019-02-24 21:59:09 UTC 

 7. Author's last name begins with the letters A, B, C, or D: The Mysterious Affair

     At Styles by Agatha Christie 

     Roll #2 - Two Dice Roll:  5 + 5 = 10

     Timestamp: 2019-02-26 07:26:51 UTC

17. Genre - horror: The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters (skipping horror)

      Roll #3 - One Die Roll:  4

     Timestamp: 2019-03-04 02:36:31 UTC

21. Set in Europe: My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

      Roll #4 - Two Dice Roll:  6 + 5 = 11

      Timestamp: 2019-03-09 23:41:41 UTC

32. Genre: thriller: The Dry by Jane Harper

      Roll #5 - Two Dice Roll:  4 + 4 = 8

      Timestamp: 2019-03-14 20:42:23 UTC

40. Characters involved in the entertainment industry: Queen of Hearts by Rhys 

      Bowen.

      Roll #6 - Two Dice Roll:  5 + 1 = 6

      Timestamp: 2019-03-19 20:34:27 UTC 

46. A book that has been on your tbr for more than two years: The Devil's Novice

      by Ellis Peters

      Roll #7 - Two Dice Roll:  4 + 5 = 9

      Timestamp: 2019-03-26 22:06:20 UTC

55. Is more than 500 pages long: A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire (skipping

      500 pg. book)

      Roll #8 - One Die Roll:  4

      Timestamp: 2019-04-03 05:53:32 UTC

59. Was published more than 10 years ago: Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry

      Kemelman

      Roll #9 - Two Dice Roll:  2 + 4 = 6

      Timestamp: 2019-04-08 04:22:51 UTC

65. Snake - go back to 52:  (Zap!)

52. Has a tree or flower on the cover: Open Season by C.J. Box

      Roll #10 - Two Dice Roll:  6 + 1 = 7

      Timestamp: 2019-04-11 04:58:21 UTC

59. Was published more than 10 years ago: Sylvester by Georgette Heyer

      Roll #11 - Two Dice Roll:  4 + 5 = 9  (Ladder!)

      Timestamp: 2019-04-24 22:57:29 UTC

68. Something related to weddings on the cover: There Goes the Bride by M.C.

      Beaton

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