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Artists and orgies and murder…oh my

April 5, 2018 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is the second book in the series, and the review will contain certain spoilers for the first book, A Curious Beginning. Therefore, if you’re not all caught up and don’t want the ending of that book and Veronica’s background spoiled for you, skip this review until you’re caught up. Veronica Speedwell and her partner in mischief, Stoker (full name Revelstoke Templeton-Vane) were all set to go on an exciting expedition to the South Pacific when their employer, Lord Rosemorran, fell over his giant tortoise […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR10, A Perilous Undertaking, Deanna Raybourn, historical fiction, Main, mystery, Veronica Speedwell, Victorian

Malin's CBR10 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: #CBR10, A Perilous Undertaking, Deanna Raybourn, historical fiction, Main, mystery, Veronica Speedwell, Victorian ·
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