The Spiritglass Charade

By: Colleen Gleason

Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle

After the Affair of the Clockwork Scarab, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes are eager to help Princess Alix with a new case. Seventeen-year-old Willa Aston is obsessed with spiritual mediums, convinced she is speaking with her mother from beyond the grave. What seems like a case of spiritualist fraud quickly devolves into something far more menacing: 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.

©2014 Colleen Gleason (P)2014 Audible Inc.

More mystery and adventure

Mina and Evelyn investigate the haunting of a young society lady. While trying to uncover a possible plot against the lady, they discover more secrets, vampires and danger.
Gripping and enthralling the story is, the characters depth is enhanced and more is revealed in just how much their lives cross.
Love this book and series, can’t wait to start the next book.

Great mystery!

Any additional comments?

When Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker get called to the British Museum at midnight, they never could’ve imagined the mystery they would be asked to solve. With the help of Irene Adler, the ones person ever to outsmart Mina’s uncle, the two have been called to solve a case for Princess Alixandra, sister-in-law of Queen Victoria. Young girls across London are showing up dead, reportedly from suicides, but have really been murdered. All the murders can be linked to a secret society known as the Society of Sekhmet. Whoever is in charge of the society is sacrificing young women to bring back the goddess Sekhmet to life for unknown reasons. His/her only barrier is finding four objects that are supposedly linked to the legendary goddess. Things appear hopeless until Dylan Ekhart, a time traveler from 2016, arrives with answers, or at least clues, to where the objects may be hiding. Time is running out, however, and the mysterious head of the society is elusive to say the least. Can Mina, Dylan, and Evaline figure out who the murderer is before they, too, are his/her victims?

This engaging historical mystery is well-written and easily draws the reader into the imaginary world of Mina an Evaline. The characters were likable and easy to relate to. Their well-rounded personalities are complemented and brought to life by the unique narrative style of Jayne Entwistle. Her fun accent is befitting of the London setting and she easily navigates the many plot twists and turns smoothly.

This was a great mystery

this was a great fallow up to the first . I am all so sad that I can't buy the next book from audiable right now. :( other than that this was a great fallow up to the first one the way everything tied up in the end was very interesting.

Amazing

The narrator does accents and, just by the tone of her voice will tell you who is talking, and the story is simply wonderful!

Fun series, good narrator

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. It's the second book in the Stoker and Holmes series, and it's nicely narrated by Jayne Entwhistle, who does a good job differentiating the two main characters in subtle ways.