
This wonderful historical mystery takes readers to 1960s Paris. A thrilling mystery with unique characters and a healthy dose of snappy humor. Myrtle's detective work takes off when she becomes convinced that her neighbor was the victim of foul play. Encouraged by her father and governess, the clever, likable, but very quirky Myrtle loves her gadgets and keeping up with all the latest crime-fighting research. The unconventional, twelve-year-old Myrtle, lives with her prosecutor father in Victorian England. BunceĪnyone who wants Victorian detective books similar to Enola Holmes will love Myrtle. PREMEDITATED MYRTLE (series) by Elizabeth C. ( "Alone," spelled backwards.) Ages 10 and up.

While characters from Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes books appear in the novels, Springer invented the plucky Enola. When her mother disappears, Enola sets out to discover what happened, and stumbles into another mystery surrounding a young aristocrat, which she solves, besting her brothers.

THE CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS (series) by Nancy Springerįirst, if you've only seen the Enola Holmes Netflix movie, read the series! The movie is based on the first book, The Case of the Missing Marquess.

Let's get started with the reading recommendations, or as Enola herself would say, "The game is afoot!"
