listened via Audible
narrated by Angele Masters
Unabridged audio (10:51)
2016 Berkley Books
339 pgs.
Adult Historical Fiction Mystery
Finished 4/13/2020
Goodreads rating: 3.97 - 20,224 ratings
My rating: 5
Setting: 1887 England
My comments: When I first began reading this book, I thought our protagonist, Veronica Stillwell, was going to be a prudish snob. Oh my goodness, was I mistaken. It is around 1890, and she is a strong, opinionated, extremely smart feminist. And once she teams up with Stoker, following them from one far-fetched adventure to the next is an absolute blast. These include pretending they are married so that they can join a traveling circus where he can throw knives at her, trying to solve the murder of his very dear friend, sharing their interests in the natural world, and eluding the bad guys who even throw them into the Thames River. The entire story was totally satisfying, incredibly funny,and completely endearing. It was read beautifully by Angele Masters...and there are four more to go, yippee!
Goodreads synopsis: London, 1887.
After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry—and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as with fending off admirers, Veronica intends to embark upon the journey of a lifetime.
But fate has other plans when Veronica thwarts her own attempted abduction with the help of an enigmatic German baron, who offers her sanctuary in the care of his friend Stoker, a reclusive and bad-tempered natural historian. But before the baron can reveal what he knows of the plot against her, he is found murdered—leaving Veronica and Stoker on the run from an elusive assailant as wary partners in search of the villainous truth
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