Enola Holmes 2
dir. Harry Bradbeer (2022)
This sequel benefits from being written specifically for the screen, not constrained by adaption. Millie Bobby Brown very much earns her pay as leading lady, while Bradbeer’s direction is again in keeping with Enola’s personality, embracing her defiance of mores and convention.
Enola Holmes
dir. Harry Bradbeer (2020)
Bradbeer’s lively direction notwithstanding, the story is too slight to sustain a two-hour film treatment. The best scenes by far are those pairing Millie Bobby Brown (Enola) and Louis Partridge (Tewkesbury), who together could productively be retro-scripted into Attack of the Clones.
The Case of the Left-Handed Lady
by Nancy Springer (Penguin, 2007); audiobook read by Katherine Kellgren (Recorded Books, 2007)
Again, the mystery element is slight, but 14-year-old Enola Holmes proves intelligent, quick-witted and resourceful… and more than a match for her famous older brother! Both Sherlock himself and Victorian London reveal different facets of themselves when encountered by a female protagonist.
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer (Penguin, 2006)
Though lacking the preternatural powers of deductive reasoning made famous by her older brother, 14-year-old Enola Holmes is determined and resourceful and promises much as a protagonist. This first mystery is ever-so-slightly underwhelming yet provides the necessary backstory for adventures to come.