veronica speedwell mystery a curious beginning deanna raybourn

Īfter burying her spinster aunt, the orphaned Veronica Speedwell intends to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry-and the occasional romantic dalliance. The baron offers her sanctuary in the care of his. As familiar with hunting butterflies as she is fending off admirers, Veronica wields her butterfly net and a sharpened hatpin with equal aplomb.But fate has other plans, as Veronica discovers when she thwarts her own abduction with the help of an enigmatic German baron with ties to her mysterious past.

After burying her spinster aunt, the orphaned Veronica Speedwell intends to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry-and the occasional romantic dalliance. (Please note: Deanna is not active on GR.). Deanna's first contemporary novel, KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE, about four female assassins on the cusp of retirement publishes in September 2022.

Veronica has returned in several more adventures, most recently AN IMPOSSIBLE IMPOSTOR, book seven, which released in early 2022. She launched a new Victorian mystery series with the 2015 release of A CURIOUS BEGINNING, featuring intrepid butterfly-hunter and amateur sleuth, Veronica Speedwell. Her novels have been nominated for numerous awards including two RT Reviewers’ Choice awards, the Agatha, two Dilys Winns, a Last Laugh, three du Mauriers, and most recently the 2019 Edgar Award for Best Novel. Married to her college sweetheart and the mother of one, Raybourn makes her home in Virginia. She graduated with a double major in English and history from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Veronica has returned in several more adventures, most recently AN IMPOSSIBLE New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Deanna Raybourn is a 6th-generation native Texan.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Deanna Raybourn is a 6th-generation native Texan.

Veronica speedwell mystery a curious beginning deanna raybourn