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I first listened to the audiobooks of Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes series when my girls were very young. Now that they are older, I thought it would be a good time to introduce them to this delightful series.

The Case of the Missing Marquess is the first book in the Enola Holmes series. As you may have guessed from the surname, Enola is Sherlock and Mycroft’s sister. At fourteen, she is much younger than her brothers, and in fact, has not seen them in over ten years. But when her mother disappears mysteriously, Enola summons them to the Holmes countryside estate. There are very few clues as to where Mrs. Holmes may have gone, and Sherlock and Mycroft determine that the best course of action is for Enola to enroll in a boarding school. She has been raised quite unconventionally, and does not know any of the social graces that she ought to know by the age of fourteen.

Enola objects to this plan, so she runs away. She stumbles, quite unexpectedly into the disappearance of a young marquess. She proves to be quite astute at determining where a young aristocrat might bolt if he grew weary of his pampered life. Things look quite dicey for awhile, but Enola is a fighter, and is much more clever than her brothers could have possibly imagined.

As is the case with many first books in a long series, it is necessary to convey a great deal of background information. This isn’t a problem per se; Enola is a delightful protagonist and she’s full of witty observations. But the downside is that the mystery portion is a bit abbreviated. Enola does have some brilliant deductions about why and where the young Marquess may have absconded, but she is aided by nothing short of Divine Providence.

My girls enjoyed listening to this book as we drove around on various errands. They could empathize with Enola quite a bit, and they found her to be very funny and lively.

I would absolutely recommend The Case of the Missing Marquess, as well as the rest of the Enola Holmes series. The books are rather short; only about 4-5 hours of listening time apiece. I do recommend the audiobook editions if possible; Katherine Kellgren brings the story to life with all sorts of accents for the various characters. I would recommend this book (and the rest of the series) for children in the later years of elementary school. There are children in peril and there are some minor mature content; the possibility of women being reduced to prostitution is mentioned, but without any elucidation as to what that entails. It is, however, an important part of the narrative; having grown up in the countryside, Enola is unaware of how poverty has affected some of the people in London. This discovery shapes her character, and she can later be seen performing charitable acts for the poor. My girls and I are looking forward to listening to the rest of the series in the coming weeks!


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The Case of the Missing Marquess An Enola Holmes Mystery Nancy Springer 9780399243042 Books Reviews

Nancy Springer is a noted fantasy author, but here lately she's been re-writing some of her - and my - favorite childhood characters. I've always been partial to that Outlaw of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, but who knew he had a daughter? Nancy did. In fact, she's written five novels about Rowan Hood and her merry band.

Morgan Le Fay has always been one of those strong woman, and evil, from Arthurian legend. But who knew her childhood stories? Nancy did. She wrote two of the young Morgan Le Fay.

When I think of private detectives, I always think of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Mycroft Holmes. But who knew that Sherlock and Mycroft had a younger sister? Nancy did. And she's just now penning the curious adventures of Enola Holmes, the fourteen-year-old younger sister of the Great Detective.

I first met Miss Enola Holmes in the novel, ENOLA HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS. I found her to be utterly brilliant, like her older brothers, and quite given to solving mysteries. Her deductive reasoning is a delight, as is her particular views on society.

Regrettably, young Enola is not a proper young lady. She loves traipsing through forests, wearing men's clothing, and having hideouts that require journeying through streams and across muddy earth. She's also quite fearless and knowledgeable about a great many things.

The first-person narrative of the novels revealed a lot of Miss Holmes's character to me within a few short pages. I found her to be, not so much a carbon copy of Sherlock Holmes, but rather a young lady with all of Sherlock's best qualities who was also equipped with the vision of youth and feminine perspective.

There are a great many puzzles in Miss Holmes's life. Not in the least of these is the reason why her mother abandoned Miss Holmes on the morning of her fourteenth birthday. As much as that bothered and stymied young Miss Holmes, it also burdened me with curiosity and speculation.

But Miss Holmes's mother left many messages behind for her young daughter. They shared a passion for puzzles and curiosities. Miss Holmes's first name, Enola, is actually ALONE spelled backward. Once you understand that, you begin to worry at what prompted her mother to name her such. The name, though, offers hints as to how to solve the other mysteries her mother left her. The interpretations are so obvious when the solution is given.

After she discovers she's been abandoned, Miss Holmes puts the police to searching for her mother, but at the same time she knows that if her brothers find her alone and uncared for they'll ship her off to a young ladies' finishing school. That's not something Miss Holmes wants.

Before long, she figures out a way to escape the watchful eye of Mycroft as he stays there to set his mother's affairs right. Then she's on her way to London, the Greatest City in the world, on her trusty bicycle. Along the way I was treated to a great many descriptions of the time and land that were truly amazing.

It also doesn't take Enola long to come across a mystery that haunts her all the way to London. While at the estates of the Marquess of Tewksbury, Enola takes the case long enough to figure out what happened to the young boy. She doesn't dream that this endeavor will follow her all the way to her destination and place her squarely in the path of the worst danger she's ever known amid London's seedier alleys.

ENOLA HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS is a wonderful book for the 9-12 year old minds. It's small and compact, not overly long, and physically fits into small hands quite well. Not only that, but the cover art is outstanding. I also liked the fact that the cover is printed right on the hardcover under the dust jacket.

The second book is called ENOLA HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE LEFT-HANDED LADY, and is already out. ENOLA HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE BIZARRE BOUQUETS is coming in January 2008. The first two books would make excellent gifts for the upcoming Christmas season.
Have you read any of Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs books? Ms. Dobbs is an independent woman in post World War I England who sets up her own private consulting business. These very good books are intended for adults, but would probably appeal to young adult readers. I mention this because Ms. Springer's Enola Holmes books seem to be cut out of the same cloth, and I mean that to be a good thing.

Enola Holmes is independent, intelligent, resourceful and perceptive. She is a remarkably engaging narrator. I can't imagine a better, no-nonsense heroine for a young reader.

To be fair, the mystery isn't terribly mysterious. The presentation of Victorian oppression of women is a bit heavy-handed and repetitive. Lots of convenient coincidences. But none of that matters, because the book zips along, buoyed by Enola's narrative. And the book is leagues ahead of anything else written for this age group.
I first listened to the audiobooks of Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes series when my girls were very young. Now that they are older, I thought it would be a good time to introduce them to this delightful series.

The Case of the Missing Marquess is the first book in the Enola Holmes series. As you may have guessed from the surname, Enola is Sherlock and Mycroft’s sister. At fourteen, she is much younger than her brothers, and in fact, has not seen them in over ten years. But when her mother disappears mysteriously, Enola summons them to the Holmes countryside estate. There are very few clues as to where Mrs. Holmes may have gone, and Sherlock and Mycroft determine that the best course of action is for Enola to enroll in a boarding school. She has been raised quite unconventionally, and does not know any of the social graces that she ought to know by the age of fourteen.

Enola objects to this plan, so she runs away. She stumbles, quite unexpectedly into the disappearance of a young marquess. She proves to be quite astute at determining where a young aristocrat might bolt if he grew weary of his pampered life. Things look quite dicey for awhile, but Enola is a fighter, and is much more clever than her brothers could have possibly imagined.

As is the case with many first books in a long series, it is necessary to convey a great deal of background information. This isn’t a problem per se; Enola is a delightful protagonist and she’s full of witty observations. But the downside is that the mystery portion is a bit abbreviated. Enola does have some brilliant deductions about why and where the young Marquess may have absconded, but she is aided by nothing short of Divine Providence.

My girls enjoyed listening to this book as we drove around on various errands. They could empathize with Enola quite a bit, and they found her to be very funny and lively.

I would absolutely recommend The Case of the Missing Marquess, as well as the rest of the Enola Holmes series. The books are rather short; only about 4-5 hours of listening time apiece. I do recommend the audiobook editions if possible; Katherine Kellgren brings the story to life with all sorts of accents for the various characters. I would recommend this book (and the rest of the series) for children in the later years of elementary school. There are children in peril and there are some minor mature content; the possibility of women being reduced to prostitution is mentioned, but without any elucidation as to what that entails. It is, however, an important part of the narrative; having grown up in the countryside, Enola is unaware of how poverty has affected some of the people in London. This discovery shapes her character, and she can later be seen performing charitable acts for the poor. My girls and I are looking forward to listening to the rest of the series in the coming weeks!