Descended from a long line of Vampire hunters, she is determined to prove her worth as a Venerator. Her ability to piece together clues and fine details made her fascinating, and the perfect sleuth to expose mysteries.Įvaline Stocker is daring, bold, and a socialite who is not afraid to take risks.

I really liked Mina’s character, and could easily sympathize with her need to hide her social awkwardness.

Told from both Mina and Evaline’s points of view, Colleen Gleason did a great job giving each character her own unique voice.Īlvermina (Mina) Holmes is both intelligent and highly observant, but comes off as snobbish as she tries to mask her social awkwardness with a aloof and reserved nature. But it is only when they attend a clandestine meeting involving a secret society based on Egyptology that our young heroines realize just how deadly the stakes have become. Together they will embark on a mystery solving adventure, involving such acts as attending high society balls, entering opium dens, drinking and arm wrestling at pubs, and descending upon London’s criminal underworld. Mystery, adventure, high society balls and the London’s criminal underworld await our two heroines. The only clue: A mysterious Egyptian scarab left behind. When two young society girls disappear, one missing, one found dead, our heroines are commissioned by Irene Adler ( the Woman made famous by outwitting Sherlock Holmes) to team up and combine their “unique” sleuthing talents to solve this heinous mystery. Two Unlikely Heroines Join Forces for some serious sleuthing. Mina Holmes, niece of the famous sleuth Sherlock Holmes, and Evaline Stoker, sister of Bram Stoker and descendant of the renown Gardella Vampire Hunters, may both be only seventeen and wear skirts, but together they can take down the best of villains through sheer deduction and combat skills. THE CLOCKWORK SCARAB by Colleen Gleason is the first book in the Stoker & Holmes series, that will transport you to an alternate version of Victorian London, featuring such fun and exciting elements as Steampunk, Time Travel, Egyptian mythology, Holmesian mystery, and two smart and daring (kick-butt) heroines.

The clockwork scarab