Verity Cunningham

Verity Cunningham, the World’s Greatest Hunter, is the main protagonist of Widdershins.

From the official Widdershins website"A crafty bounty hunter with something of a mercenary streak, Verity is ingenious, glorious, fabulous, and most definitely better than Harry in every way."

Vanishing Act
In which I foil a terrorist plot to blow up the Anchor and the beautiful Princess Victoria. Disaster caused by Harriet Barber's blundering interference is narrowly avoided but Ms Cunningham is on hand to save the day and arrest the criminal, even if Harriet ends up taking all the credit.

Curtain Call
In which Ms Cunningham leads a band of hapless assistants (who would certainly have met disaster if it had not been for me) to save Widdershins from the Seven Deadly Sins. Although Ms Cunningham did all the heavy lifting while Harriet Barber skulked at the Anchor, once again it was Harriet who took all the credit.

Sea-Change
In which Ms Cunningham foils the nefarious plan of Pemberton Pryce to steal the fourth anchor and destroy magic as we know it.

Appearance
Not only am I the most attractive woman in the entire book, I am also the only one who takes any care over her appearance or has any sense of style. Florence de Montfort does make the effort to wear attractive dresses but her complete lack of taste combined with a slavish devotion to mere fashion mean the results are often, shall we say, unfortunate.

Skills

 * World's Greatest Hunter
 * Engineering Genius
 * Charismatic Modesty
 * Devastating Beauty

Relationships
Owing to her devastating beauty, Ms Cunningham has a constant stream of ardent admirers but in order to maintain professional detachment and avoid complications she never permits herself the indulgence of long term serious relationships. In Curtain Call there is a strong implication that she has had a fling with Nicola Barber. In Sea Change, she flirts with Patience Rattaker, which mostly consists of the two trying to hit each other with a variety of blunt instruments. Of course, Ms Cunningham won all the fights.

Other Relationships
Mentor and teacher to Harriet Barber

Cousin to Benjamin Thackerey

Granddaughter of Victor Cunningham

Trivia
Verity Cunningham's Office is located on Dean Street, Manchester.

Ms Cunningham uses many of her brilliant inventions to aid her in her investigations. Most notable are clockwork smoke bombs and stun darts fired from a spring-loaded wrist gun. Harriet Barber has been known to use smoke bombs stolen from Ms Cunningham.