Overall, this novel is about two people coming to terms with their past. Without Stoker, Veronica would have lasted long in this novel, and she definitely would not have solved the mystery. Unlike Veronica, who is judgmental, he is very open-minded and sees things differently than she does. He knows many things and is also intelligent. It is hard for him to trust others and is suspicious of them. He is a man who has faced many tragedies, and it is because of his past that he is hardened. While he seems to be temperamental, it is obvious there is more to him than what he seems. I did find her partner Stoker to be more interesting than Veronica. She shoots down other people’s ideas if they do not correlate with her own. She pays a lot of attention to the little details to others. She is very intelligent and is observant. She is independent for a woman of her age and does not like to conform to the norms of Victorian society. Veronica is a lepidopterist, who is interested in the natural history of moths and butterflies. While they are suspicious of each other, they must work together to uncover the truth about the baron’s death. Shortly afterwards, they learn that the baron is dead under mysterious circumstances. He enlists his reclusive friend, Stoker, to ensure her protection. She is aided by a German baron, who warns that she is in danger. My Review: After the death of her aunt, Veronica is almost abducted. Suddenly Veronica and Stoker are forced to go on the run from an elusive assailant, wary partners in search of the villainous truth. But before the baron can deliver on his tantalizing vow to reveal the secrets he has concealed for decades, he is found murdered. Promising to reveal in time what he knows of the plot against her, the baron offers her temporary sanctuary in the care of his friend Stoker-a reclusive natural historian as intriguing as he is bad-tempered. As familiar with hunting butterflies as she is fending off admirers, Veronica wields her butterfly net and a sharpened hatpin with equal aplomb, and with her last connection to England now gone, she intends to embark upon the journey of a lifetime.īut 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 is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry-and the occasional romantic dalliance.
As the city prepares to celebrate Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee, Veronica Speedwell is marking a milestone of her own. Synopsis: In her thrilling new series, the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries, returns once more to Victorian England…and introduces intrepid adventuress Veronica Speedwell. Source: Publisher/Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. A Curious Beginning: A Veronica Speedwell Mystery
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