nancy springer the case of the missing marquess

Springer introduces younger readers to Victorian England in a way that absorbs them into the story, while giving them detailed information about the period in time without being overwhelming. The Case of the Missing Marquess is a nice companion series to the Sherlock Holmes books for young readers. Much adventure ensues and once Enola solves the case of the missing Viscount, she sets up business for herself in London as a finder of things, without her brothers being any of the wiser. Along the way, Enola stumbles upon the mystery of the missing Viscount Tewksbury. This does not sit well with her, so she decides to escape to London in the guise of a widow.

The Holmes brothers decide to send Enola away to boarding school. Enola’s mother did leave some clues as to where she may be, as well as some amounts of cash. Enola is discovering that her mother may not have been as scatterbrained as she thought and perhaps disappeared on purpose to escape the rigors of Victorian society. The Holmes brothers discover that their mother has been padding the books for since their father died and that Enola is in desperate need of school if she is to ever make her debut in society. On her 14th birthday, Enola’s seemingly scatterbrained mother disappears and she enlists the aid of her brothers to find her. Born late in her parents’ life, she lives a rather recluse life due to the scandal of her birth. New York, NY: Philomel Books.Įnola Holmes is the younger sister of the famous Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. The case of the missing marquess: An Enola Holmes mystery. In 2007 she surprised her friends and herself by moving with her second husband to an isolated area of the Florida panhandle, where the birdwatching is spectacular and where, when fishing, she occasionally catches an alligator.Springer, N. She spent the next forty-six years in Pennsylvania, raising two children (Jonathan, now 38, and Nora, 34), writing, horseback riding, fishing, and birdwatching. DARK LIE, recently released from NAL, is her first venture into mass-market psychological suspense.īorn in Montclair, New Jersey, Nancy Springer moved with her family to Gettysburg, of Civil War fame, when she was thirteen.

Nancy Springer has passed the fifty-book milestone, having written that many novels for adults, young adults and children, in genres including mythic fantasy, contemporary fiction, magical realism, horror, and mystery - although she did not realize she wrote mystery until she won the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America two years in succession.

Nancy springer the case of the missing marquess