A dangerous collaboration /
Raybourn, Deanna,
A dangerous collaboration / Deanna Raybourn. - 328 pages ; 24 cm. - Veronica Speedwell mystery . - Raybourn, Deanna. Veronica Speedwell mystery. .
Lured by the promise of a rare and elusive butterfly, the intrepid Veronica Speedwell is persuaded by Lord Templeton-Vane, the brother of her colleague Stoker, to pose as his fiancée at a house party on a Cornish isle owned by his oldest friend, Malcolm Romilly. But Veronica soon learns that one question hangs over the party: What happened to Rosamund? Three years ago, Malcolm Romilly's bride vanished on their wedding day, and no trace of her has ever been found. Now those who were closest to her have gathered, each a possible suspect in her disappearance. From the poison garden kept by Malcolm's sister to the high towers of the family castle, the island's atmosphere is full of shadows, and danger lurks around every corner. Determined to discover Rosamund's fate, Veronica and Stoker match wits with a murderer who has already struck once and will not hesitate to kill again....--
9780451490711 0451490711
2018043155
GBB908472 bnb
019209566 Uk
Speedwell, Veronica (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
London (England)--History--1800-1950--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
A dangerous collaboration / Deanna Raybourn. - 328 pages ; 24 cm. - Veronica Speedwell mystery . - Raybourn, Deanna. Veronica Speedwell mystery. .
Lured by the promise of a rare and elusive butterfly, the intrepid Veronica Speedwell is persuaded by Lord Templeton-Vane, the brother of her colleague Stoker, to pose as his fiancée at a house party on a Cornish isle owned by his oldest friend, Malcolm Romilly. But Veronica soon learns that one question hangs over the party: What happened to Rosamund? Three years ago, Malcolm Romilly's bride vanished on their wedding day, and no trace of her has ever been found. Now those who were closest to her have gathered, each a possible suspect in her disappearance. From the poison garden kept by Malcolm's sister to the high towers of the family castle, the island's atmosphere is full of shadows, and danger lurks around every corner. Determined to discover Rosamund's fate, Veronica and Stoker match wits with a murderer who has already struck once and will not hesitate to kill again....--
9780451490711 0451490711
2018043155
GBB908472 bnb
019209566 Uk
Speedwell, Veronica (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
London (England)--History--1800-1950--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.