A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn
Published: March 2019 – Berkley
Review book courtesy of Berkley and NetGalley
My take: Veronica Speedwell receives an offer she can’t refuse: Accompany Lord Templeton-Vane to his long time friend’s home (a castle on an island off the Cornish coast) for a few weeks and she’ll receive a prized butterfly colony for the museum she and her colleague Stoker are creating. Easy-peasy, right? Not really. Upon arriving at the castle Veronica meets the rather quirky family who reside there along with their interesting staff. It soon becomes clear why Lord Templeton-Vane, Stoker and Veronica have been invited. There’s a mystery to be solved – what became of the lord of the castle’s bride who vanished on their wedding day a few years earlier. There are plenty of suspects who could be responsible for her disappearance. The characters, the atmospheric setting of a castle on an island, and the mystery of the bride combined to make my first Veronica Speedwell Mystery an enjoyable read. I liked the more-than-friends tension between Veronica and Stoker and look forward to seeing what caper they find themselves involved in next.
About the author:
Deanna Raybourn is the author of the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Lady Julia Grey series, currently in development for television, as well as the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries and several standalone novels. Visit her online at www.deannaraybourn.com, on Facebook at DeannaRaybournAuthor, and on Twitter @deannaraybourn.
Good that you enjoyed this Mary, any reader I have seen posts from on this series, really love it. Perhaps another fan now caught!
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I really need to start this series. So many have loved it and I’ve enjoyed some of this author’s other books. I might even own the first book – need to look. Glad you liked it, Mary!
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Sounds like one I’ll enjoy as well. Thanks for sharing Mary.
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I loved this book…especially that more than friends tension!
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I’ve never tried this series but it sounds like I need to.
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I enjoyed this novel.
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I’ve been eyeing this book, and others by this author, so thanks for sharing.
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I’m kicking myself that I haven’t continue with this series. I read the first one last year and adored it but for whatever reason never got to the 2nd one. I really need to keep going! Thanks for the reminder!
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I really like all what I’ve read by this author.
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Looks like a fun series. I put the first on my wish list.
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