A Perilous Undertaking

By: Deanna Raybourn

Narrated by: Angele Masters

Veronica Speedwell returns in a brand new adventure from Deanna Raybourn, the New York Times best-selling author of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries.

Victorian adventuress and butterfly hunter Veronica Speedwell receives an invitation to visit the Curiosity Club, a ladies-only establishment for daring and intrepid women. There she meets the mysterious Lady Sundridge, who begs her to take on an impossible task - saving society art patron Miles Ramsforth from execution. Accused of the brutal murder of his artist mistress Artemisia, Ramsforth will face the hangman's noose in a week's time if Veronica cannot find the real killer. But Lady Sundridge is not all that she seems, and unmasking her true identity is only the first of the many secrets Veronica must uncover. Together with her natural historian colleague Stoker, Veronica races against time to find the true murderer - a ruthless villain who not only took Artemisia's life in cold blood but is happy to see Ramsforth hang for the crime. From a Bohemian artists' colony to a royal palace to a subterranean grotto with a decadent history, the investigation proves to be a very perilous undertaking indeed.

©2017 Deanna Raybourn (P)2017 Recorded Books

Excellent

Veronica and Stoker are rapidly becoming two of my favorite characters in all literature. If you are looking for a well written novel with lots of adventure and wit, look no further than this series.

Not as good as the 1st

This book was still a good read with interesting characters. You get some more of Speedwell and Stokers backstory which is intriguing. I'm looking forward to listening to book 3.

Great book

This story was OK but the performance was great. I can't wait until the next book.

A good cozy mystery

I like Veronica, her character shows no pretense. I look forward to the next episode.

Addictive

A brilliant story, the reader, you are there all the way. A great story female heroine is very amusing, her additional players are excellent, friendship rules and the excellent storyline is full of memorable quotes. Thank you, Deanna Raybourn and Angele Masters is absolutely blooming wonderful!

Fun adventure

There are few books that I give 5 stars. This is a fun series and I am enjoying listening to them.

Love Speedwell and Stoker!!!

The relationship between Speedwell and Stoker and all that it entails is incredibly delightful and entertaining. The story line is equally as engaging. This series is a must read. But do yourself a favor and start at the beginning.

Love

I have loved this author and her books and now I love listening to the. Angele Masters is a FABULOUS narrator and I have greatly enjoyed listening to her bring this book to life.

Liked it a lot. Good story. Fast paced. Well read.

Really interesting. Part of the setting was a Victorian pleasure club, a private luxury subscription for those with predilections they could not manage at home, one imagines. Anyway, that was part of the setting and some of the descriptions were frank, but it was in the context of the story. I mean, that was the setting, so, what else could the author do but accurately describe some of it? Regardless, if it had been about sex, that was fine, many books are, but this one was not, actually. It was a good mystery and character study, and there were no heavy breathing sex scenes. Smart. Clever. Well plotted. Moved along nicely. Nice ending. Plausible and fun. I like this series. This second entry held up very nicely to the first. The characters were interesting and one could see them as real people. Narrator did just fine. I'll buy the third in the series. It's worth a credit.

Sequel is better than the first

I liked this one much more than the first in the series. I am glad I decided to give it a try.