“A Scarab as an Heirloom” is a novel by Anna Oduvalova in the genres of historical detective and suspenseful romance. London, mid-19th century… A young American woman, Caitlin, arrives to her uncle, Baron John Mackenzie, and with horror learns that he was murdered in his own home the night before. What’s more, the cause of the murder is a mysterious talisman said to have belonged to Napoleon and to grant its owner unlimited power… For the girl, unraveling will mean not only investigating the mystery of her uncle’s death, but also her own feelings.