A Grave Robbery

About the book

Veronica and Stoker are shocked to discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some even end in murder, in the newest historical mystery by Deanna Raybourn, a New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author.

Lord Rosemorran commissions Stoker to add a clockwork mechanism to a wax figure of a reclining woman, to create a Sleeping Beauty for the Rosemorran Collection. However, upon closer inspection, Stoker finds that the figure is not made of wax, but the well-preserved body of a once living young woman. The mystery deepens as they try to uncover who would commit such a heinous act and for what reason.

This discovery leads Veronica and Stoker on an exhilarating escapade, from the clandestine labs of scientists delving into reanimation through electricity akin to Frankenstein, to the traveling exhibition where Stoker was once a featured attraction. Set in the gaslit ambiance of October in London, this investigation into the supernatural promises to be their most challenging yet. Despite their best efforts, they are always a step behind the enigmatic villain - a man capable of murder and willing to go to any lengths to reclaim the body of his beloved. Can Veronica and Stoker expose him before it's too late for his next victim? Or will they find themselves added to his macabre collection of horrors?