Welcome to another Sherlock Holmes Week! For the next few days I’ll be reviewing Sherlock Holmes pastiches and movies. I decided to start with the second book in Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes series: The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (2007). You can read my review of the first book, THE CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS here.
Enola Holmes is Sherlock and Mycroft’s little sister. And, like her older brothers, Enola loves to solve mysteries. After the events in The Case of the Missing Marquess, Enola has eluded her brothers and set up a consulting service where she pretends she’s the assistant of the famous Dr. Ragostin. In reality, Enola is searching for her mother who has also left the oversight of Sherlock and Mycroft.
Enola involves herself in the mysterious disappearance of Lady Cecily, a young woman like herself with puzzling tendencies. Nancy Springer does a nice job capturing aspects of Victorian London as Enola unravels the clues. This series is aimed at a Young Adult audience, but adults will find Enola’s antics entertaining, too. GRADE: B
I was disappointed in the portrayals of the Holmes brothers in the ENOLA HOLMES movies – Sherlock was mostly MIA and Mycroft was an annoying prig. I liked Enola, however.
Jeff, my review of ENOLA HOLMES will be up here tomorrow.
Although I enjoyed the movie and would watch another, probably won’t get to the books.
Patti, the books seemed to be aimed at the Young Adult audience. I’m hoping Netflix orders more Enola Holmes movies.
I’m pretty sure I read that there will be another.
Jeff, I would watch future Enola Holmes adventures on Netflix.
I just recently heard about the upcoming enola holmes movie. Didn’t realize there were others I’ll check my library for some!!
Maggie, you might like the six Enola Holmes books by Nancy Springer.
I’m on the wait list for one on audio
how many movies are there?
Maggie, right now…one on Netflix. Jeff Meyerson says more are under production.
There was no younger sister, so…no.
Rick, certainly the Enola Holmes series isn’t for Sherlock purists, but I enjoy the novels.
Maybe that’s too harsh. It’s a fun premise, I’m sure, and if people enjoy it, then good.
Rick, as more of a purist, you would undoubtedly agree with me about it. No, no, no.
Haven’t read these, haven’t watched the movie (though I do like Millie Bobby Brown), but I can say that Nancy Springer is well-respected in the fantasy field as an excellent writer.
Jeff, Nancy Springer does a nice Jobe with her Enola Holmes series. I’ll be reviewing the rest of the series over the next few months.
Just this idea of taking another author’s world to write some clever (?) variation turns me off somehow.
Anyway reading crime novels that claim to describe the good old times is not for me, sorry – I’m looking for the future!
Wolf, I have some books about the Future for next week. Some people like pastiches–of Holmes, Lovecraft, etc.–and others don’t.