![]() ![]() VENGEANCE FOR LORENZO.” The two dead men and Tiberius were members of the Seven Sinners, formed when they were at Cambridge University. Written in the margin is the threat: “You will be next. Tiberius recently received two newspaper clippings describing the deaths of two former acquaintances. (Somehow boyfriend has a false ring and lover seems too 21st century.) Set in 1889, this eighth outing has Veronica and her friend Viscount Tiberius Templeton-Vane traveling to Bavaria, trying to find his brother Revelstoke “Stoker” Templeton-Vane, who also is her long-time companion. In “Sinister Revenge,” Raybourn returns to Veronica Speedwell for an exciting plot helmed by her appealing heroine whose intelligence, feminist views and independence have elevated the series while exploring Victorian culture. “Killers of a Certain Age” evolved into an intriguing view of how older people, especially women, often are overlooked and underestimated. Last year, Deanna Raybourn took a break from her best-selling historical series set in the Victorian Age about lepidopterist Veronica Speedwell in favor of a highly original contemporary novel about an all-female elite assassin squad who after 40 years and now in their 60s were ready for retirement. 320 pages, $27Īuthors who take a break from a popular series usually stick with the same era, background and type of character. ![]() ‘Sinister Revenge: A Veronica Speedwell Mystery’ by Deanna Raybourn. ![]()
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