The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)

Nancy Springer
Philomel • 2006

When Enola Holmes, the much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared—on her 14th birthday nonetheless—she knows she alone can find her. Disguising herself as a...as a grieving widow, Enola sets out to the heart of London to uncover her mother’s whereabouts—but not even the last name Holmes can prepare her for what awaits. Suddenly involved in the kidnapping of the young Marquess of Basilwether, Enola must escape murderous villains, free the spoiled Marquess, and perhaps hardest of all, elude her shrewd older brother—all while collecting clues to her mother’s disappearance!
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Mladšiu sestru svetoznámeho detektíva som ako väčšina našincov spoznal vďaka filmu na Netflixe. Dúfal som, že niektoré vydavateľstvo sa chytí jeho úspechu a prinesie nám jeho predlohu, a dočkal som sa. CooBoo nám poskytlo možnosť spoznať Enolu Holmesovú aj v knižnej verzii a predstavilo ju i tým, ktorí sa s ňou nestretli v podobe prepožičanej Millie Bobby Brownovou. Prekvapilo ma, že kniha[...]

When Enola Holmes, the much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared—on her 14th birthday nonetheless—she knows she alone can find her. Disguising herself as a grieving widow, Enola sets out to the heart of London to uncover her mother’s whereabouts—but not even the last name Holmes can prepare her for what awaits. Suddenly involved in the kidnapping of the young Marquess of Basilwether, Enola must escape murderous villains, free the spoiled Marquess, and perhaps hardest of all, elude her shrewd older brother—all while collecting clues to her mother’s disappearance!