Enola Holmes: The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (An Enola Holmes Mystery) - Softcover

Springer, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0142413909 ISBN 13: 9780142413906

Publisher: Philomel Books, 2009

Synopsis

Everyone knows Dr. Watson is Sherlock Holmes? right-hand man?so when he goes missing, it?s a shock. Even Sherlock hasn?t the slightest clue as to where he could be. Enola is intrigued but wary; she?s still hiding from her older brothers, and getting involved could prove to be disastrous. But Enola can?t help but investigate, especially when she learns that a bizarre bouquet?with flowers all symbolizing death?has been delivered to the Watson residence. Enola knows she must act quickly, but can she find Dr. Watson in time?

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy Springer has published forty novels for adults, young adults and children. In a career beginning shortly after she graduated from Gettysburg College in 1970, Springer wrote for ten years in the imaginary realms of mythological fantasy, then ventured on contemporary fantasy, magical realism, and women's fiction before turning her attention to children's literature. Her novels and stories for middle-grade and young adults range from contemporary realism, mystery/crime, and fantasy to her critically acclaimed novels based on the Arthurian mythos, I AM MORDRED: A TALE OF CAMELOT and I AM MORGAN LE FAY. Springer's children's books have won her two Edgar Allan Poe awards, a Carolyn W. Field award, various Children's Choice honors and numerous ALA Best Book listings. Her most recent series include the Tales of Rowan Hood, featuring Robin Hood’s daughter, and the Enola Holmes mysteries, starring the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes.

Ms. Springer lives in East Berlin, Pennsylvania.

From Booklist:

Intriguing bits of Victorian social history mix with unnerving suspense in the latest Enola Holmes mystery. Enola, the younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, has refused to take on the traditional role of a young lady preparing for marriage. Instead, she lives by her wits, working as a “perditorian,” a finder of the lost. In this caper, Dr. Watson has gone missing, and Enola bends her considerable deductive skills to finding him. She has an advantage over her famous brother Sherlock because she knows can understand the malevolent meanings contained in the bouquets sent to Mrs. Watson. Grades 6-9. --Connie Fletcher

About this edition

• Publisher: Philomel Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0142413909
• ISBN 13: 9780142413906
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170