TY - BOOK AU - Raybourn,Deanna TI - A treacherous curse SN - 9781785650529 U1 - 813.6 23 PY - 2018/// CY - London, U.K. PB - Titan Books KW - Speedwell, Veronica, KW - Stoker, KW - Archaeologists KW - fast KW - Missing persons KW - Investigation KW - Women private investigators KW - Fiction KW - London (England) KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Great Britain KW - Victoria, 1837-1901 KW - Detective and mystery fiction KW - Historical fiction KW - Detective and mystery stories KW - lcgft N1 - Formerly CIP; Also issued online N2 - London, 1888. As colorful and unfettered as the butterflies she collects, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell can't resist the allure of an exotic mystery, particularly one involving her enigmatic colleague, Stoker. His former expedition partner has vanished from an archaeological dig with a priceless diadem unearthed from the newly discovered tomb of an Egyptian princess. This disappearance is just the latest in a string of unfortunate events that have plagued the controversial expedition, and rumors abound that the curse of the vengeful princess has been unleashed as the shadowy figure of Anubis himself stalks the streets of London. But the perils of an ancient curse are not the only challenges Veronica must face as sordid details and malevolent enemies emerge from Stoker's past. Caught in a tangle of conspiracies and threats and thrust into the public eye by an enterprising new foe-Veronica must separate facts from fantasy to unravel a web of duplicity that threatens to cost Stoker everything ER -