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    The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
    The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
    The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
    Audiobook3 hours

    The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline

    Written by Nancy Springer

    Narrated by Katherine Kellgren

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Don’t miss Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess! A Netflix original movie starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter!

    Enola Holmes—younger sister to Sherlock Holmes—is back on another case!

    Enola Holmes’s landlady, Mrs. Tupper, is the closest thing Enola has to family these days, besides her occasional run-ins with her brother Sherlock. Even though Mrs. Tupper is nearly deaf and can barely cook, she’s an endearing presence as Enola longs for her absent mother. So imagine her
    horror when Enola comes home to find Mrs. Tupper kidnapped! Who would take her, and why? And what does Florence Nightingale have to do with it? From the master of mystery Nancy Springer, here’s another absorbing adventure for our award-winning, unstoppable heroine, Enola Holmes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMar 4, 2011
    ISBN9781449866877
    The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
    Author

    Nancy Springer

    Nancy Springer is the award-winning author of more than fifty books, including the Enola Holmes and Rowan Hood series and a plethora of novels for all ages, spanning fantasy, mystery, magic realism, and more. She received the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for Larque on the Wing and the Edgar Award for her juvenile mysteries Toughing It and Looking for Jamie Bridger, and she has been nominated for numerous other honors. Springer currently lives in the Florida Panhandle, where she rescues feral cats and enjoys the vibrant wildlife of the wetlands.

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    • 4/5
      My biggest complaint about this one was that it was too short! I hadn't paid attention to the length when I started listening and as the mystery started wrapping up, I thought there must be more dimensions and twists and turns coming only to be surprised that it was truly over. I do like that it becomes apparent that Sherlock has no idea what he's actually suggesting Enola submit to by going to boarding school and such. I also really enjoyed the Crimean War history and Florence Nightengale cameo - I don't know much about either so it was a treat to learn more.

      Listened to the Playaway narrated by Katherine Kellgren. Kellgren is excellent as always - she's become one of my very favorite narrators to the point where I'll pick up audio books just because she narrates them. I can't wait for the last Enola Holmes audio to be released; I hope it's soon.
    • 1/5
      This recording is missing whole chapters. It skipped from halfway into chapter 1 straight to chapter 3, and it kept happening. I had to abandon it and ended up buying the audiobook on Chirp.
    • 5/5
      this boom is spectacular. I just can't believe how Enola solves the mystery. I am really glad about how the story ended. I am so excited to start the next story. Recorded Books is a remarkable audiobook company. I loved the speaker and the director's coordination helped make this audiobook come together. If there was an option to give 10 stars out of 10 stars I would definitely give this book 1000 stars.
    • 3/5
      When Enola Holmes' kindly old landlady is abruptly kidnapped, Enola must use all her disguises and detective skills to determine why she was abducted and bring her home. Fifth in the successful Enola Holmes mystery series, The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline is by far the most connected to real-world events. Whereas Enola's considerable powers of deduction have until now been directed at fellow fictional characters, in this volume she meets and later investigates the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. While Springer takes some liberties with the personality and motivations of the real-life Nightingale, these embellishments are freely acknowledged in a postscript by the author. This installment of Enola's adventures is also unique in that it much more concerned with the mysteries of the past. Determining exactly what happened between Nightingale and Enola's landlady Mrs. Tupper during the Crimean War becomes instrumental in solving the case. At this point in the series, it seems as though Springer is falling into a rut. The addition of a real-world figure, however fictionalized, brings new life to the story but it seems as though we've seen it all before. The abduction of Mrs. Tupper closely resembles that of Dr. Watson in the Case of the Bizarre Bouquets, up to and including the codes that Enola must solve to get them back. This is by far my least favorite of the Enola Holmes mysteries, although it proceeded by The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye, in which one hopes Enola might find some sort of resolution with her absent mother, who has been traveling with gypsies for the last four books.
    • 3/5
      This is the second book in the Enola Holmes series that I've read. While this book was as well written as the first the suspense fell short in this volume. I got bored about halfway through but managed to finish. The mystery of the crinoline was a bit underwhelming and seemed to drag. I'm rating this book three stars because the writing is good but the plot is lackluster.
    • 4/5
      Enola Holmes has run away from home so that her older brother Sherlock can't send her away to boarding school. But now her elderly, deaf landlady has been abducted and Enola sets out to find out where the woman is and why she was taken.
    • 5/5
      The addition of Florence Nightingale, and her depiction, made it a 5-star. Believable and also entertaining.
    • 5/5
      Don't let the fact that this is a children's mystery stop you from picking it up. This is a fast paced read featuring a spunky 14 year old heroine who happens to be Sherlock Holmes younger sister. Very fun series.
    • 5/5
      The latest entry in this series starring Enola Holmes, the equally clever but much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes, takes the reader on a rollicking chase all over London. Enola is “alone” spelled backwards, and once again, that is how Enola finds herself. She was abandoned by her mother under mysterious circumstances, and has been on the run ever since from brothers Sherlock and Mycroft, who want her to enter finishing school like a proper young woman of her class. When Enola's nearly deaf old landlady is kidnapped, it's up to her to solve the secret message hidden in an old crinoline by none other than Florence Nightingale and rescue Mrs. Tupper, who has become the closest thing she has to family. Enola’s knowledge of the language of flowers, her skills with disguises, and her quick thinking combine to keep her one step ahead of Sherlock, but just barely.