by Susan Barnes | 2 May 2019 | Book Reviews
The Case of the Disappearing Duchess, is the sixth and final book, in the Enola Holmes Mystery series by Nancy Springer, and brings the series to a satisfying conclusion. The story begins when a letter arrives at Enola’s family country home. The letter contains a...
by Susan Barnes | 18 Apr 2019 | Book Reviews
The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline, is another enjoyable Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer. It is book 5, in the series. The story begins with Enola’s landlady, Mrs Tupper, receiving a threatening letter which mentions Scutari in the Crimea. Mrs Tupper explains to...
by Susan Barnes | 4 Apr 2019 | Book Reviews
The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan is Book 4, in the Enola Holmes mystery series, by Nancy Springer. It’s another great mystery. This time Enola discovers that Lady Cecily, a victim from Book 2, has been kidnapped by relatives, with the intention of marrying her to her...
by Susan Barnes | 21 Mar 2019 | Book Reviews
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets is Book 3 in the Enola Holmes mystery series by Nancy Springer. It is another well plotted and engaging story, which focusses this time on the disappearance of Sherlock Holmes’ good friend, Dr. Watson. The story begins with Dr. Watson...
by Susan Barnes | 14 Feb 2019 | Book Reviews
The Case of the Left-Handed Lady is book 2 in Nancy Springer’s, Enola Holmes Mystery Series. It begins where book 1 concludes with Enola Holmes setting up a detective practice in London. Her skills in the use of masquerade are put to the test when her first client is...
by Susan Barnes | 31 Jan 2019 | Book Reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed, The Case of the Missing Marquess, by Nancy Springer. On the first page, we discover that Enola’s mother hasn’t returned home and Enola’s brothers are summoned to the family home. Her brothers are, Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes. They quickly realise...
by Susan Barnes | 25 Apr 2018 | Book Reviews
The Shadow of the Wind is a well-written, well-crafted book and I can understand why it has received such acclaim and been so popular. However, I am unaccustomed to reading these types of books and I found there were too many dysfunctional characters for me to fully...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Aug 2016 | Book Reviews
Gentlemen Formerly Dressed by Sulari Gentill is a murder mystery featuring Rowland Sinclair. It is the fifth in the series. I haven’t read any of the others and this was not a problem. Sinclair becomes involved in a murder investigation when he realizes their...
