Deanna Raybourn

We adored Deanna Raybourn’s Killers of a Certain Age and cannot wait to be reunited with Billie, Helen, Mary Alice and Natalie, four accomplished assassins in their 60s. Having settled their beef with the secret organization that employs them, the Museum, the women are called into action to stop a mole within the Museum’s ranks who seems to have teamed up with an Eastern European gangster.

We adored Deanna Raybourn’s Killers of a Certain Age and cannot wait to be reunited with Billie, Helen, Mary Alice and Natalie, four accomplished assassins in their 60s. Having settled their beef with the secret organization that employs them, the Museum, the women are…

Fans of the Veronica Speedwell mysteries certainly won’t be disappointed with this latest, more gothic installment—and they’ll be thrilled to see Veronica and Stoker happily in love.

Fans of the Veronica Speedwell mysteries certainly won’t be disappointed with this latest, more gothic installment—and they’ll be thrilled to see Veronica and Stoker happily in love.

There is a very specific type of historical mystery that goes like this: A female sleuth (often convention-defying in some way) teams up with a man (often more respectable, whether by birth or profession) to solve crimes and as the series progresses, they fall in love. The absolute queen of this subgenre—rivaled only by Sherry Thomas—is Deanna Raybourn, whose Veronica Speedwell mysteries are eagerly anticipated by her legion of fans. This time around, Veronica and her beau, Stoker, discover that a wax figure of a woman is actually an extremely well-preserved corpse, and they are soon on the trail of their most dangerous enemy yet.

There is a very specific type of historical mystery that goes like this: A female sleuth (often convention-defying in some way) teams up with a man (often more respectable, whether by birth or profession) to solve crimes and as the series progresses, they fall in…

Deanna Raybourn’s masterful balance between romance and mystery makes A Sinister Revenge a standout entry in an already excellent series.

Deanna Raybourn’s masterful balance between romance and mystery makes A Sinister Revenge a standout entry in an already excellent series.

The female assassins of Deanna Raybourn’s standalone thriller are as reliably charming as they are impressively badass.

The female assassins of Deanna Raybourn’s standalone thriller are as reliably charming as they are impressively badass.

An Unexpected Peril has the perfect blend of action, romance and mystery. 

An Unexpected Peril has the perfect blend of action, romance and mystery. 

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