about the book
Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes have names to live up to, up to which they wish they did not have to live: Evaline is the sister of Bram Stoker the vampire slayer; Mina Holmes is the niece of the Great Detective Sherlock himself. Vampire-hunting and mystery-solving are in their blood. Too bad they are bitter rivals!
The girls will have to get over their rivalry quickly if anyone is to have any hope of finding out why two high-society girls disappeared. That sounds like a job for the sleuthing skills of Miss Holmes. A string of murders becomes connected to the mystery, and the state of the corpses hints at vampire work—meaning Miss Stoker is perfect for the job, too.
Aside from their detective/vampire-hunting work, the very eligible and pretty girls must also navigate the advances of not one, not even two, but three mysterious gentlemen.
Their only clue to it all involves an ancient Egyptian artifact called the Clockwork Scarab.
about the author
Colleen Gleason, who also writes under the name of Joss Ware, is an award-winning author and has been an avid reader and writer ever since she could remember. The first books she remembers loving were the “Little House” books, moving on to “Nancy Drew” and “Trixie Belden.”
As she grew older she discovered her mom’s 1970s romance novels, historical fiction, thriller fiction, and mysteries. The one thread running through all these, in some way, shape, or form, has been the element of good romance. She loves a good romance.
She also loves vampires, dystopian worlds, steampunk, and the supernatural. All her books feature strong heroines, danger, fast-paced adventure, mystery—and romance.
Colleen (or Joss) lives in the Midwest of the United States with her family and two big dogs, where she always is working on her next book.
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Also by Colleen Gleason:
The Spiritglass Charade (Stoker & Holmes, Book 2). Chronicle Books. 2014.
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