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Nancy Springer

Book Review: Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade by Nancy Springer

By Doreen Sheridan

September 13, 2022

Now that Enola Holmes has reconciled with her overbearing older brothers Mycroft and Sherlock (yes, that Sherlock,) she has settled into a relatively respectable life as the youngest boarder at the Professional Women’s Club. Enola spends her days taking classes at the London Women’s Academy and attempting to get to know her brothers better now…

Mystery Minus Murder with Nancy Springer

By Nancy Springer

August 30, 2021

Scribbling my first novels back in the 1970s, already I knew, just knew, that I would never write mystery. Not. Ever. I loved reading classical mystery novels, but the plotty plots didn’t feel right for me as a writer, or the red herrings, or the first murder, the second murder, the third murder, or any…

Discussion Guide: Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer

By Crime HQ

August 20, 2021

Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche Reading Group Discussion Guide Sherlock Holmes first appeared well over a century ago. What other fictional characters have had such enduring appeal? How and why has Sherlock Holmes achieved such quasi-historical stature? Enola’s name backwards spells “alone.” How is she “alone” compared to other women of her time? What…

Minotaur Fall Sampler: Four New Books to Make Your Heart Race

By Crime HQ

June 8, 2021

If you can’t decide on what to read, the Minotaur Fall Sampler is the perfect way to choose. Whether you want to start a series or read a standalone novel, the Sampler has you covered. The Sampler contains the beginnings of four different mysteries, so don’t be surprised if you end up wanting to finish…

Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer: New Excerpt

By Nancy Springer

June 3, 2021

Chapter the First After my reconciliation with my brothers in the summer of 1889, I spent August quite happily with Reginald Collie, visiting Ferndell, my childhood home in the country. Moreover, after returning to London and my very safe albeit somewhat Spartan room at the Professional Women’s Club, I purchased a delightful new dress, apricot…

Film Review: Enola Holmes

By Hector DeJean

October 2, 2020

Sherlock Holmes was, is, and likely will remain a solid fuel source for the entertainment industry, and the very latest offering is the Netflix film Enola Holmes, based on the Edgar Award-nominated YA series by Nancy Springer. Millie Bobby Brown, who launched her career playing Eleven on Stranger Things, dives into the part of Sherlock…

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