Enola Holmes is a runaway trying to escape from her brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft, who want to place her in a finishing school. Enola is horrified when her beloved old landlady, Mrs. Tupper, is kidnapped. Using various disguises, she sets out to solve the crime. Surprisingly, the trail leads to a meeting with Florence Nightingale, with whom Mrs. Tupper was acquainted during the Crimean War. If you enjoy historical settings, solving mysterious codes and heroines that jump out of windows, then this book is for you.
Book 5 in the Enola Holmes Mysteries series.
Date read: 8/29/2009
ISBN-10: 0399247815
ISBN-13: 9780399247811
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