A Treacherous Curse

from KateBaxter

This was a thrilling and delightful read, set back in 1888 London, with a spirited and feisty heroine, Veronica Speedwell. Although this book was the third installment in the Veronica Speedwell Mystery series, it did not leave me in the dark and reqretting not having read the series in order. The...

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Synopsis: Veronica and Stoker are surprised when they are approached by Sir Hugo Montgomerie of Special Branch and asked to look into the disappearance of John de Morgan, the man who had once been Stoker's closest friend. De Morgan was engaged as photographer for Sir Leicester Tiverton ‘s most re...

from cburnett5

Veronica Speedwell ranks at the top of my favorite female protagonist list with Maggie Hope and Ruby Proulx. Veronica is witty, brilliant, likeable and outspoken, and Stoker is the perfect sidekick for her. A Treacherous Curse focuses more on Stoker and his dark and mysterious past, and Veronica ...

from JJbooklvr

Another rollicking good time in this the 3rd book in series. Veronica and Stoker are such great characters and play off each other so well. This time an archaeology expedition to Egypt brings back more than just a mummy and some artifacts. Can Veronica and Stoker avoid the curse and solve the mys...

from Vesper1931

1888 and an Egyptian expedition has returned to London. A cursed expedition. When Stoker's (Revelstoke Templeon-Vane) former friend and expedition companion goes missing with a priceless diadem it is the latest in a line of unusual events. Veronica and Stoker decide to investigate. A very enjoyab...