Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery

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The gist is that Enola's mom disappears on her 14th birthday and it turns out that she's been fleecing Mycroft for money. She was supposed to have all kinds of things like gardeners, horse stables, and a governess for Enola. Not so much.

Littered through-out the story, also, are the trials and travails of a girl growing up in that time period. The barbaric undergarments, and societal restrictions of the upper-class, but also the more day-to-day horrors of the lower-classes. Very interesting historical tidbits for younger children to appreciate, I think.While this novel may be directed towards a young adult market, it is so multilayered that adults will enjoy it as much as the teenaged reader. As I said at the beginning, Nancy Springer has a magnificent achievement in this book. She is an ornament to the writing profession.

Ciphers, disguises, clues, multiple mysteries, and nefarious villains and brothers alike to evade, The Case of the Missing Marquess is a thrilling mystery adventure and just the start of an intriguing series. Advisory: References to prostitution and “ladies of the night” without any details to what this entails, references to extreme poverty. Violence, kidnapping.Maneron, Philippe. "Les enquêtes d'Enola Holmes - BD, informations, cotes". Bedetheque.com (in French). a b Bhattacharya, Suryasarathi (2020-09-23). "Enola Holmes author Nancy Springer on her popular mystery series and the Netflix adaptation". Firstpost . Retrieved 2020-09-27.

I'm assuming that as the series goes on these characters and their stories will all grow and change, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it all turns out. I liked the anount of ugly, historical details Nancy Springer included in this story, from the rampant misogyny, poverty, dirt and criminal elements. For a second thing, the narrator reinforces the traditional over-the-top "corsets as weapons of the patriarchy" narrative complete with tight-lacing, punctured lungs, fainting-fits, and so on - omitting to mention how such corset-related shenanigans were very much on the extreme fringe of Victorian society and loudly denounced. My own reading into Victorian life and customs suggests a somewhat more nuanced picture in which corsetry operated as sensible and comfortable foundation wear for most women. Similarly, much mileage is gotten from a boy's being forced to cosplay as Little Lord Fauntleroy.MacPherson, Karen (29 May 2007). "It's no mystery why these books are engrossing". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p.C7 . Retrieved 17 March 2016.