Veronica Speedwellová Série

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   Záhady Veronicy Speedwell. Podivný počátek

   • Deanna Raybourn

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   Londýn, 1887.Po pohřbu své staropanenské tety může osiřelá Veronica Speedwellová pokračovat ve svých cestách po světě a věnovat se vědeckému bádání - a příležitostným milostným avantýrám. Zběhlá v lovu motýlů stejně jako v odhánění ctitelů, Veronika se hodlá vydat na svou životní cestu.Osud má však jiné plány, když Veronika překazí svůj vlastní pokus o únos s pomocí záhadného německého barona, který jí nabídne útočiště v péči svého přítele Stokera, samotářského a mrzoutského přírodovědce. Než jí však baron stačí prozradit, co ví o spiknutí proti ní, je nalezen zavražděný - a Veronika se Stokerem se tak jako obezřetní partneři vydávají po stopě nepolapitelného útočníka, aby se dopátrali zlovolné pravdy.

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   A Perilous Undertaking

   • Deanna Raybourn

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   London, 1887. Victorian adventuress and butterfly hunter Veronica Speedwell receives an invitation to visit the Curiosity Club, a ladies-only establishment for daring and intrepid women.

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   A Treacherous Curse

   • Deanna Raybourn

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   Veronica Speedwell cant resist the allure of an exotic mystery, particularly one involving her enigmatic colleague, Stoker. His old partner has vanished with a diadem from the tomb of an Egyptian princess. Rumours of the mummys curse abound, but this is not the only challenge Veronica must face.

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   A Dangerous Collaboration

   • Deanna Raybourn

   • 352 stránek
   • 13 hodin čtení

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   A bride mysteriously disappears on her wedding day in the newest Veronica Speedwell adventure by the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey series. 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.…

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   A Murderous Relation

   • Deanna Raybourn

   • 336 stránek
   • 12 hodin čtení

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   A royal scandal’s connection to a brutal serial killer threatens London in this new Veronica Speedwell adventure from New York Times bestselling and Edgar® Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Autumn 1888. Veronica Speedwell and her colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beauclerk to stop a potential scandal so explosive it threatens to rock the monarchy. Prince Albert Victor is a regular visitor to the most exclusive private club in London, and the proprietress, Madame Aurore, has received an expensive gift that can be traced back to the prince. Lady Wellie would like Veronica and Stoker to retrieve it from the club before scandal can break. Worse yet, London is being terrorized by what would become the most notorious and elusive serial killer in history, Jack the Ripper—and Lady Wellie suspects the prince may be responsible. Veronica and Stoker reluctantly agree to go undercover at Madame Auroreʼs high-class brothel, where a body soon turns up. Secrets are swirling around Veronica and the royal family—and it is up to Veronica and Stoker to find the truth, before it is too late for all of them.

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   An Unexpected Peril

   • Kolektiv autorů

   • 336 stránek
   • 12 hodin čtení

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   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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