Enola Holmes and the Case of the Missing Marquess

Nancy Springer

Book summary:

Enola Holmes, sister to Sherlock Holmes, has lived a life of freedom with her mother at their mansion in the country, Ferndell Hall. That is, until Enola’s fourteenth birthday. That is the day that her mother vanishes.

Enola sends for her brothers, Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes, who are both living in London. They are not able to find Eudoria Holmes, and then try to send Enola to boarding school. In response, Enola runs away.

She travels to London, intending to find her mother. However, she is soon caught up in another mysterious disappearance: that of Viscount Tewkesbury, marquess of Basilwether. Interested, Enola learns more about the marquess, and discovers information of where he could have gone.

Thus sidetracked, Enola is trying to find the missing marquess, while also trying to find her mother.

Year published: 2006

Publisher: Puffin Books

Illustrator: none

Religion/ belief system: none, mentions Catholic

Profanity and violence: death, “bloody”, cutthroat, knives, murder, man attacking girl with knife

Drinking, drugs, smoking: drunkenness, gin, tavern

Romance: none

Book type: fiction

Genre: mystery

Miscellaneous: brief mention of seancés and spiritualists

Series: Enola Holmes book 1

Thoughts: This series is so good. Enola is such a great character. She is just as great as Sherlock.

Movie review: The movie is so great, although there is a lot more violence in the movie than in the book. More language too, and slight romance. But its still so great. The cast is so great in the movie… their portrayal of the characters is amazing. Helena Bonham Carter is in it (or for all you Harry Potter movies fans, Bellatrix Lestrange) and she is great!!! Y’all, I could talk for hours about this movie. I love it so much.