TY  - BOOK
AU  - Raybourn,Deanna
TI  - An unexpected peril
T2  - A Veronica Speedwell mystery
SN  - 9780593197264
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Berkley
KW  - Speedwell, Veronica
KW  - Stoker
KW  - Women detectives
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Aristocracy (Social class)
KW  - Missing persons
KW  - Murder
KW  - Investigation
KW  - London (England)
KW  - History
KW  - 1800-1950
KW  - England
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Victoria, 1837-1901
KW  - Detective and mystery fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Historical fiction
N1  - Sequel to: A murderous relation
N2  - "A princess is missing and a peace treaty is on the verge of collapse in this new Veronica Speedwell adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar® Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club-an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women-Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use. As she assembles a memorial exhibition for pioneering mountain climber Alice Baker-Greene, Veronica discovers evidence that the recent death was not a tragic climbing accident but murder. Veronica and her natural historian beau, Stoker, tell the patron of the exhibit, Princess Gisela of Alpenwald, of their findings. With Europe on the verge of war, Gisela's chancellor, Count von Rechstein, does not want to make waves-and before Veronica and Stoker can figure out their next move, the princess disappears. Having noted Veronica's resemblance to the princess, von Rechstein begs her to pose as Gisela for the sake of the peace treaty that brought the princess to England. Veronica reluctantly agrees to the scheme. She and Stoker must work together to keep the treaty intact while navigating unwelcome advances, assassination attempts, and Veronica's own family-the royalty who has never claimed her"--
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