Gleason, Colleen. The Clockwork Scarab: A Stoker and Holmes Novel. 2013. 356p. ISBN 1452110700. Available as an eBook on Overdrive.
Mina Holmes is the daughter of Mycroft Holmes, older brother of Sherlock. Just as her uncle, Mina is very observant and has already dabbled in the family business of sleuthing. Evaline Stoker is the very much younger sister of Bram Stoker, and descends from a family of vampire hunters imbued with superhuman strengths and skills. The only time she faced a vampire, the sight of blood prevented her from killing it. Neither of them really want to become like their older, more famous relatives, but both of them still find themselves attracted to these professions.
In the last month, one high society girl has been found dead, while another one has gone missing. Stoker and Holmes are approached by an agent of the Crown to investigate these acts and attempt to discover who is behind it. Stoker, with her strength and passion, and Mina with her intellect and power of deduction, are ideally suited to solve these events with only the one clue that was discovered: a mechanical Egyptian scarab.
As the girls investigate, they quickly realize that there is a vast conspiracy at work to bring back an Egyptian goddess, and that many high society girls are involved. Out of their elements, the girls will nevertheless risk it all to save a steampunk London from troubles. If they are not careful, however, they will become the next victims!
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