Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get in to the family business, but after the Affair of the Clockwork Scarab, they are eager to help Princess Alix with a new case close to her heart. Seventeen-year old Willa Aston is obsessed with spiritual mediums, convinced she is speaking with her mother from beyond. What seems like a case of spiritualism fraud quickly devolves into something far more sinister: someone is trying to make Willa 'appear lunatic,' using an innocent-looking spiritglass to control her. The list of clues piles up-an unexpected murder, a gang of pickpockets, and the return of vampires to London-but are these events connected? As Uncle Sherlock would say, 'there are no coincidences.' It will take all of Mina's wit and Evaline's muscle to keep London's sinister underground at bay.

Author Biography

Colleen Gleason is the author of adult paranormal romance series (The Gardella Vampire Chronicles) published by Signet & Mira books and she has a post-apocalyptic romance series (The Regency Draculia) published with Avon. She has written fifteen books for New American Library, MIRA Books, and HarperCollins (as Joss Ware), and her books have been translated into more than seven languages. This is her debut in the young adult world. Colleen lives in the Midwest with her family and three dogs. Check out her site at: http://www.colleengleason.com/home.html