When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess, fleeing murderous villains, and trying to elude her shrewd older brothers — all while attempting to … piece together clues to her mother’s strange disappearance. Amid all the mayhem, will Enola be able to decode the necessary clues and find her mother?
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I very much enjoyed this book, it was interesting, funny, and overall a good book
So much fun!! I love Enola! I felt so bad for her in the beginning of this book, but I loved how she came into her own and figured out everything that was going on. She’s amazing! And so smart! Definitely recommend and will continue the series!
Book 134 towards my goal of 290! 3.5/5 stars for this YA Historical Mystery. Such a fun mystery read! You’ve heard of Sherlock Holmes, but do you know his younger sister, Enola? Smart and snarky, and trying to be ladylike sometimes. Can’t wait to see where book 2 takes us. Definitely recommend!
Enola Holmes does very well on her own. After her mother goes missing, her older brothers Sherlock and Mycroft plan to send her to boarding school. (So fun to see Sherlock Holmes from another angle!) Instead, she takes matters into her own hands, striking off alone. She plans to avoid boarding school and find her mother, breaking ciphers and following clues. Enola stumbles across another missing person case and plenty of danger along the way. Enola is a wonderful character, intelligent and insightful. This is a fun and exciting adventure, including two mysteries.
The entire premise and execution of this story was highly entertaining.
It’s reads very much like an old Victorian novel, and yet it’s easy to get lost in it and read through it quickly.
I bet I’m going to love this series.
(I listened to the audio CD). These are fun stories for all lovers of Sherlock Holmes. Enola the younger sister of Holmes and looking for the Marquess while trying to find her mother on the not so clean streets of London.
I really enjoyed The Case of the Missing Marquess. I watched the Netflix movie first and absolutely loved the movie! The books was a bit different than the movie, which was fine with me. I enjoyed them both. It was an enjoyable mystery. I really enjoyed Enola’s smart witty mind. It did bother me quite a bit that Enola was abandoned at 14 and her brothers did not seem to want to be bothered with her. I wish she had been older and am happy that Netflix made her character older. However, I did enjoy the story and decided to not dwell on her age so much since it is a fictitious story after all. I am looking forward to more Enola Holmes mysteries.
This book (the first in a series) was first recommended to me nine years ago. The idea of there being a Holmes girl intrigued me, and so, even though it was classified as a middle grade book, I read it. And I am glad I did.
Enola is a character that is smart, honest, and just likeable. She doesn’t endeavour to be exactly like her older, intelligent brothers. She doesn’t have the most self-confidence in the beginning, but once she knows what she is going to do with her life (a professional finder of lost things) she doesn’t let anything stop her.
For someone with my quick reading skills, each book doesn’t take very long but I love every second of them. There’s mystery, puzzles, glimpses of my favorite literary detective from a female’s perspective, and just all around fun.
I have now read the book and seen the Netflix movie.
They are distant cousins, at best. Both have strong points, but they are different.
The book is more simple with less involvement from the Marquess.
Enola is two years younger in the book and not showing much inclination towards romance.
She is quite resourceful, minus all the martial arts.
It is a fun read and would excite a young reader who likes to see characters (girls) who can take care of themselves.
Upon my remarking that I found the Netflix film, “Enola Holmes” to be excellent, a friend of mine commented that she had read “all the books.” I am open to reading almost anything Holmes related, so I went to the Kindle Store and bought the first book in the series. I’m glad I did.
I am a firm believer that every art form should be judged on its own merits. In other words a good book is a good book, and a good movie is a good movie even if one is derived from the other. I pretty don’t subscribe to the whole ‘the book was better’ argument. As a matter of personal preference, I tend to read a book and then go see the movie based upon it.
There are no doubt differences between the “Enola Holmes” movie and THE CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS. I have no intention of enumerating them.
Sherlock Holmes, et al, has become a genre unto itself. Any number of authors have taken it upon themselves to expand the canon. Some are good while others are can be mediocre. I much prefer those that do not rely on stilted language to convey the Victorian time period of the original. Nancy Springer has given the Holmes brothers a much younger sister whose voice is clarion. She is as concerned with her own perceived shortcomings as she is with maintaining her independence. Enola Holmes is a clever girl and she will give Sherlock and Mycroft a run for their money.
For the movie versus books folks, if you watch the movie first, you will ‘hear’ Millie Bobby Brown speaking the dialog in the book. I did.
I am looking forward to reading the entire series.
Why doesn’t everyone know about Enola Holmes, Sherlock’s younger sister? I loved this imaginative and compelling debut for the original series by Nancy Springer.
I liked this book because it has lots of mystery and adventure in it
Enola Holmes is on the run — from the boarding school her brother Mycroft insists she attend, and to find her missing mother. Not even Sherlock has a clue where to find her. So many questions are unanswered for the young sister of the famous Holmes brothers. Will their cleverness rub off on Enola so she can decipher the clues her mother has skillfully outlined for her daughter?
Well, you must read the book (or listen to the audio as I did). The story is beautifully expressed and true to the times, but I must admit, quite mature for a MG novel. Had I not picked this up in the children’s department of our local library, I would have thought the MC was 18 instead of 14. And despite the story lagging in the middle, I’d say it was a delightful read!