The Enola Holmes Mysteries is a series of juvenile detective novels by American author Nancy Springer

Nancy Springer

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, starring Enola Holmes, the fictional fourteen-year-old sister of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...

. The first book, The Case of the Missing Marquess, and the fifth, The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline, were nominated for the Edgar Awards for Best Juvenile Mystery in 2007 and 2010, respectively.

Series Overview

On Enola's fourteenth birthday, her mother disappears, and Sherlock and Mycroft, Enola's brothers, conclude that her mother left on her own accord. Enola is devastated, but eventually discovers elaborate ciphers written by her Mother, which lead her to conclude that she left to live with gypsy and escape the confines of Victorian social norms. Furthermore, Enola finds that her Mother left considerable resources for her to escape as well if she chooses. When Mycroft insists on having Enola go to boarding school and learn to be a proper lady, she decides to run away to London instead. Throughout the series, Enola solves numerous missing persons

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 cases, including a rescue of Dr. John Watson, while eluding her brothers' best efforts to recapture her.

The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye

Finally, on Enola's sixth major case, Sherlock concludes that Enola has matured rapidly into a capable young woman and helps his sister not only find her quarry, but to finally convince Mycroft of her talents.

In the end, the Holmes siblings fully reconcile with the help of a final coded message from their mother, a Spartan Scytale decoded using a bicycle. With that resolution, Mycroft, further impressed with Enola's sophisticated business arrangements and satisfied that her current residence at the Professional Women's Club is a safe home for her, grants Enola her liberty and agrees to fund her advanced education. Enola in turn forgives Mycroft, accepts his offer while announcing she is likely continuing her career as a private investigator. For himself, Sherlock enthusiastically accepts Enola as a colleague in his profession and notes that he eagerly awaits to see what she will accomplish in the future.

Books

1. The Case of the Missing Marquess (2006)
2. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (2007)
3. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (2008)
4. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (2008)
5. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (2009)
6. The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye (2010)