The Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn
Release Date:
January 2018
Publisher:
Berkley
Type: Adult
Mystery
Pages: 352
Series:
Veronica Speedwell #3
Other Titles in
the Series: The Curious Beginning (#1), The Perilous Undertaking (#2)
Summary:
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 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.
. . .
My
Review:
Much
like the first two novels in this fabulous series, what makes me love
it so fiercely is the main character Veronica Speedwell,
lepidopterist adventuress and her “sidekick” Stoker, a
taxidermist who would challenge me to a duel if he heard me refer to
him as such (if I wasn't a woman of course, he is a gentleman after
all). This installment like its predecessors is set in Victorian
London, where ladies are meant to act like it. Veronica could not
care less about what society thinks of her and pushes the boundaries
of what is appropriate, more often than not she breaks it all
together. I love her. I admire her, I wish I could be half as cool
and have even a quarter of her sharp as knives wit! She is what
brings me back to these mysteries over and over. The relationship
between Veronica and Stoker gets stronger and stronger the longer
they know each other. It is the driving force behind the books and it
is so important and Raybourn gets it exactly right!
This
volumes still finds the detecting pair in London and not on an
expedition like they dearly wish. It takes place shortly after the
end of the last volume and once again it contains a great mystery! I
like these mysteries because they are never straight forward and I
can never guess who the culprit is. This one surrounded a missing
person and a missing Egyptian diadem, betrayals and revealed secrets!
I really like that every novel is an extension of the last. This is a
world that I feel so welcomed in because of how true to life it is
portrayed. And again it is because of the characters! Every one is
vivid and feels real with honest feelings and motives that ring true.
To be honest, though, this book didn't draw me in as much as the
first two because the plot felt a little bit elongated and it bored
me a bit, but due to the characters coming off the page I kept
turning those pages! I cannot recommend this series enough!
~Laura!
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