Deanna Raybourn: A Grave Robbery
Veronica Speedwell #9
Whether she’s writing suspense or historical fiction, Deanna Raybourn is never anything less than completely entertaining. There’s a magic to the storytelling in her long-running Veronica Speedwell series that suspends time for the reader. In case you don’t know, Veronica is a lepidopterist (studies butterflies), and her partner, Stoker, is a gifted naturalist and expert taxidermist. There are mysteries involved, of course, but these are more adventure stories in the vein of Mrs. Pollifax or Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody books, and you, dear reader, can’t help but enjoy the ride.