For adults who love reading mysteries and spooky stuff! This month, we are reading 'A Curious Beginning' by Deanna Raybourn.
This month's book is A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
"London, 1887. As the city prepares to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, Veronica Speedwell is marking a milestone of her own. After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica 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 wields her butterfly net and a sharpened hatpin with equal aplomb, and with her last connection to England gone, she intends to embark upon the journey of a lifetime.
But fate has other plans, as Veronica discovers when she thwarts her own abduction with the help of an enigmatic German baron who has ties to her mysterious past. Promising to reveal in time what he knows of the plot against her, the baron offers her temporary sanctuary in the care of his friend Stoker, a reclusive natural historian as intriguing as he is bad-tempered. But before the baron can deliver on his tantalizing vow to reveal the secrets he has concealed for decades, he is found murdered. Suddenly Veronica and Stoker are forced to go on the run from an elusive assailant as wary partners in search of the villainous truth." -Goodreads.com
*Virtual meeting option available for those who wish to join digitally. Please contact Danielle to set up virtual meeting.
If you have any questions about this program, including accommodations, please contact Danielle at csprograms@cc-pl.org. Please see all our program offerings in our online newsletter at cc-pl.org/connections.
AGE GROUP: | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs |
