The Carnelian Crow

Stoker & Holmes, Book 4

By: Colleen Gleason

Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle

"Gleason has vamped up the familiar world of Holmes and Watson...to paranormally exhilarating effect." - The New York Times

The girls are back!

Evaline Stoker (sister of Bram) and Mina Holmes (niece of Sherlock) return in the fourth volume of the steampunk adventure series set in an alternate Victorian London.

Ever since the debacle of the Chess Queen Enigma, Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker have laid low, trying to settle back into their quiet lives as young ladies of London. But the Holmesian deductive abilities won't remain dormant for long, and when Mina receives a strange package from a winged, midnight visitor, she is catapulted into a new, mysterious adventure: the search for the Carnelian Crow.

Meanwhile, Evaline has received some very disturbing news - news that will change her life forever. Along with that unpleasant knowledge is the strange disappearance of her nemesis, the disreputable pickpocket Pix.

When it becomes clear the arch-villainess the Ankh has made her next move, it will take all of Mina's Holmesian ingenuity and Evaline's courage and determination to stop the criminal from executing her boldest and most dangerous plan yet!

Praise for Stoker & Holmes:

"This book has it all...the vivid setting and the finely drawn, compelling heorines make this a fine choice for readers who like their stories with steampunk spice and smart, strong women.” - School Library Journal

"There's lots of fun to be had from this odd-couple investigative team's snarky banter, the well-imagined setting's steampunk details, and Gleason's flashes of satiric humor.” - The Horn Book

©2017 Avid Press / Colleen Gleason, Inc. (P)2017 Avid Press / Colleen Gleason, Inc.

even been than previous

A great and timely plot. Well narrated and character growth and resolution to the end. All while being fun.

wow

A great read. what a cliff hanger. I can't wait for book four. I recommend this for all ages.

I LOVE this series & the narrator!

The plot thickens! Gleason does a great job of highlighting the pain facing women in the past. Though told as fiction, the torment our heroines face is a BOLD reminder to keep the torch burning for inclusivity and equality today.

Narration

I like the narration except I wish she would give an inflection or different tone to each of the ladies.

More questions answered, raising more questions to ask.

Details about the past revealed, more questions arise, the mystery solved leaves the door to another.
Mina and Eveline, along with Inspector Greyling search for the Carnelian Crow; a dubious and secretive club. Facing the undead and other adversaries this sequel leads on in a spellbinding race.
Fabulous and exciting!