Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche - by Nancy Springer

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Book Synopsis

"A young girl who is empowered, capable, and smart...the Enola Holmes book series convey an impactful message that you can do anything if you set your mind to it, and it does so in an exciting and adventurous way."--Millie Bobby Brown

Enola Holmes is back! Nancy Springer's nationally bestselling series and breakout Netflix sensation returns to beguile readers young and old in Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche.

Enola Holmes is the much younger sister of her more famous brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft. But she has all the wits, skills, and sleuthing inclinations of them both. At fifteen, she's an independent young woman--after all, her name spelled backwards reads 'alone'--and living on her own in London. When a young professional woman, Miss Letitia Glover, shows up on Sherlock's doorstep, desperate to learn more about the fate of her twin sister, it is Enola who steps up. It seems her sister, the former Felicity Glover, married the Earl of Dunhench and per a curt note from the Earl, has died. But Letitia Glover is convinced this isn't the truth, that she'd know--she'd feel--if her twin had died.

The Earl's note is suspiciously vague and the death certificate is even more dubious, signed it seems by a John H. Watson, M.D. (who denies any knowledge of such). The only way forward is for Enola to go undercover--or so Enola decides at the vehement objection of her brother. And she soon finds out that this is not the first of the Earl's wives to die suddenly and vaguely--and that the secret to the fate of the missing Felicity is tied to a mysterious black barouche that arrived at the Earl's home in the middle of the night. To uncover the secrets held tightly within the Earl's hall, Enola is going to require help--from Sherlock, from the twin sister of the missing woman, and from an old friend, the young Viscount Tewkesbury, Marquess of Basilwether!

Enola Holmes returns in her first adventure since the hit Netflix movie brought her back on the national bestseller lists, introducing a new generation to this beloved character and series.

Review Quotes

"Stylishly written and briskly plotted, Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche will scoop up movie fans looking for further adventures with Enola." --Bookpage

"This latest novel continues the chronicle of this capable, ingenious, and fiercely independent young woman." --Booklist

"An altogether delightfully engaging romp about Victorian London...Enola's voice is wholly charming, prone to just the right bit of humorous snark." --Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Nancy Springer:

"Flat-out among the best mysteries being written for young people today." --Booklist (starred review) on The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye

"Sweet god, how I love these books!...the best Sherlock Holmes series for kids I've ever been lucky enough to read." --School Library Journal

"Enola is clever, intelligent, indomitable, and plucky...with precise characterization, fast pacing and keen observation." --Kirkus Reviews on The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets

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