Colleen Gleason has taken two infamous characters and
created young, ingenious nieces who have taken up the gauntlet and followed in
the paths of their family. Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes are inspired by their
namesakes to be a clever detective and a slayer of Vampires in the third
installment of the Stoker and Holmes series: The Chess Queen Enigma.
Alternating chapters in the story, the girls tell us their
prospective of the mystery set before them. Each girl is unique in her own
talent and often times annoyed by the lack of this trait in her cohort.
Regardless of their differences, they both loathe the Ankh, their nemesis, who
they must capture before she brings ruin to the relationship between England
and Betrovia.
The dark and dismal streets of London are described in
luring detail as we follow our young detectives into the throes of darkness to
find the missing chess piece which unlocks a treasure that has been hidden for
decades. We meet Mycroft Holmes, his brother Sherlock and Bram Stoker among
other Undead characters. The girls are not without mischief as they use
disguises to sneak into a Gentlemen's Club to find clues to lure the Ankh out into
open society. It is fun, fast paced mystery for any one enjoying a glimpse into
the Victorian Era through the eyes of two crime-fighting young societal ladies.
You can see the full review at BooksandWhatNot.com
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