I'm excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn! I received a free electronic copy from the publisher for an honest review. Thanks so much to Berkley and Deanna Raybourn for letting me be a part of this tour!
Author: Deanna Raybourn
Published by: Berkley
Released: March 12, 2024
Source: Electronic Review Copy Provided by the Publisher
Synopsis: Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, in this latest historical mystery from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.
Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and asks Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty in the style of Madame Tussaud’s. But when Stoker goes to cut the mannequin open to insert the mechanism, he makes a gruesome discovery: this is no wax figure. The mannequin is the beautifully preserved body of a young woman who was once very much alive. But who would do such a dreadful thing, and why?
Sleuthing out the answer to this question sets Veronica and Stoker on their wildest adventure yet. From the underground laboratories of scientists experimenting with electricity to resurrect the dead in the vein of Frankenstein to the traveling show where Stoker once toured as an attraction, the gaslit atmosphere of London in October is the perfect setting for this investigation into the unknown. Through it all, the intrepid pair is always one step behind the latest villain—a man who has killed once and will stop at nothing to recover the body of the woman he loved. Will they unmask him in time to save his next victim? Or will they become the latest figures to be immortalized in his collection of horrors? (Synopsis from Goodreads)
Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and asks Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty in the style of Madame Tussaud’s. But when Stoker goes to cut the mannequin open to insert the mechanism, he makes a gruesome discovery: this is no wax figure. The mannequin is the beautifully preserved body of a young woman who was once very much alive. But who would do such a dreadful thing, and why?
Sleuthing out the answer to this question sets Veronica and Stoker on their wildest adventure yet. From the underground laboratories of scientists experimenting with electricity to resurrect the dead in the vein of Frankenstein to the traveling show where Stoker once toured as an attraction, the gaslit atmosphere of London in October is the perfect setting for this investigation into the unknown. Through it all, the intrepid pair is always one step behind the latest villain—a man who has killed once and will stop at nothing to recover the body of the woman he loved. Will they unmask him in time to save his next victim? Or will they become the latest figures to be immortalized in his collection of horrors? (Synopsis from Goodreads)
My Thoughts: I love reading Veronica Speedwell's adventures. This series is just a lot of fun and I enjoy each and every book. A Grave Robbery is another great installment to the series.
I was hooked as soon as I read the synopsis for this one. A wax figure killer!! Tell me more.
This series works so well because of the partnership of Stoker and Veronica. They bicker and banter while solving crimes.
I enjoyed this mystery. It kept me on my toes, trying to figure out what was going on.
Fans of the series will definitely enjoy this newest installment. If you haven't started the Veronica Speedwell Series, you definitely should!
Deanna Raybourn is the New York Times bestselling
and Edgar® Award–nominated author of the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries,
the Lady Julia Grey series, and several stand-alone novels, including
KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE. She lives in Virginia with her family.
Thanks so much for checking out my Blog Tour Stop for A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn! Thank you to Berkley and Deanna Raybourn for letting me be a part of the tour. This is a really fun series that you should definitely add to your TBR!
This story seems intriguing... I'll have to look into reading this, as well as the rest of the series! Thanks for the recommendation :)
ReplyDeleteIf you do read the series, I hope you love it! Thanks for the comment :D
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