Proud of her education, broad traveling experiences, and ability to make her own way in the world, Veronica chafes at any suggestion of inferiority. That’s the thing about Veronica Speedwell: she’s outspoken, provocative, curious, and unwilling to defer to the authority of her host. Ensconced in his cavernous workroom, Stoker-in the middle of a taxidermy project for an important client-grudgingly accepts the talkative stranger into his care, bristling with irritation at his visitor’s impertinent questions and penchant for disturbing his workspace.
Promising to return soon with the answers, the baron deposits the confused young woman in a London warehouse with a naturalist named Stoker. The baron has much to share with Veronica concerning the strangers invading her cottage and her real heritage but cannot yet disclose the information. Is saved by the intercession of an elderly gentleman, Baron von Stauffenbach, who implores her to travel to London under his protection. Veronica, on the losing end and in danger of abduction, Returning from the funeral service for her aunt, Speedwell surprises an intruder ransacking the cottage. Once both her guardians have died, Veronica is ready to leave her quiet country village for another adventure abroad, but those plans are impossible when she suddenly finds herself in peril, involved in a mystery she doesn’t understand. A foundling raised by spinster aunts, Veronica has had considerable freedom in pursuing her scientific interests, traveling abroad and conducting discreet affairs, but never, ever indulging her appetites with fellow Englishmen. The new girl in town, Veronica Speedwell, is a plucky Victorian lepidopterist who refuses to accept the constraints of a society that limits female expectations and abilities. Raybourn begins a new saga with another memorable heroine on the heels of her popular Lady Grey mystery series. Set in Victorian era England, the acclaimed series has been optioned as a UK television series by TV.Book review: Deanna Raybourn's *A Curious Beginning: A Veronica Speedwell Mystery*Ī Curious Beginning: A Veronica Speedwell Mystery Her first published novel, Silent in the Grave, was nominated for the Agatha Award for best new mystery of 2007. She graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio where she majored in English and History. Raybourn was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but now lives in Williamsburg, Virginia. RITA Award for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elementsĭeanna Raybourn (born June 17, 1968) is an American author of historical fiction and historical mysteries.
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