A Veronica Speedwell mystery

London, 1887. Veronica Speedwell intends to embark upon the journey of a lifetime. Then Veronica thwarts her own abduction with the help of an enigmatic German baron, and he offers her sanctuary in the care of his friend Stoker. But the Baron is murdered, and Veronica and Stoker are forced to go on the run from an elusive assailant.

Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell can’t resist the allure of an exotic mystery - particularly one involving her enigmatic colleague, Stoker. Sordid details emerge from Stoker’s past, and Veronica must separate facts from fantasy to unravel a web of duplicity that threatens to cost Stoker everything…

Lured by the promise of a rare and elusive butterfly, the intrepid Veronica Speedwell is persuaded by Lord Templeton-Vane, to pose as his fiancée at a house party on a Cornish isle owned by his friend, Malcolm Romilly. But upon arriving, spectral figures, ghostly music, and mysterious threats begin to plague the partygoers, and it becomes clear that there are numerous mysteries surrounding the Romilly estate.

Autumn 1888. London is being terrorized by a notorious and elusive serial killer, Jack the Ripper. Veronica Speedwell and her colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beauclerk to go undercover at Madame Aurore's high-class brothel, where a body soon turns up. Secrets are swirling around Veronica and the royal family—and it is up to Veronica to find the truth, before it is too late for all of them.