The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
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- Author：Nancy Springer
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Rahma
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Such a fun read 。 Granted ， that applies to the whole series ， but this book was just something else 。
Lucia
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As always， a fantastic story， full of intrigue， sarcasm， much needed reform and a strong young woman。
Astrid Lim
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3，5 stars！I love Enola as usual， but this story felt too short。 Especially the mystery and solution， they felt a bit rushed。 I especially wanted more scenes with Florence Nightingale， Enola， and Sherlock。 They seem like a great trio， but unfortunately they had too little time together。 I wish Florence can share more of her time in the war， the political scandals， etc。 The solution was too simple， IMO， and oversimplified。 However， I can't wait to see what's waiting for Enola in the next book， now 3，5 stars！I love Enola as usual， but this story felt too short。 Especially the mystery and solution， they felt a bit rushed。 I especially wanted more scenes with Florence Nightingale， Enola， and Sherlock。 They seem like a great trio， but unfortunately they had too little time together。 I wish Florence can share more of her time in the war， the political scandals， etc。 The solution was too simple， IMO， and oversimplified。 However， I can't wait to see what's waiting for Enola in the next book， now that Sherlock is soooo close at her heel。 。。。more
Richard
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Very odd story concerning the Crimean war and all the graft and all the shenanigans that took place during that foolishness， 35 years later。 I found it hard to get into the story， but it was well told and beautifully read。
Kimbolimbo
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This book is about things that took place during the Crimean War （30 years past）。 I don't know much about the Crimean War and Florence Nightingale。 I think I should learn a little bit about that time period。 This book is about things that took place during the Crimean War （30 years past）。 I don't know much about the Crimean War and Florence Nightingale。 I think I should learn a little bit about that time period。 。。。more
Rebekah
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Needed something light。 I could see the encoding in the Ribbon， but poor Enola was just too tired。 I am not sure I was expecting the bird to be a master spy， but I would have expected her to connect Enola to her mom。 I guess they don’t want that structure for her。 Mom would complicate Ebola’s life。
Karen
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With every book， I like Enola and this series more and more。 This time she is out to rescue her kidnapped landlady， who is given a very interesting backstory。 Add Florence Nightingale and her brother Sherlock， and you've got one winner of a read。 With every book， I like Enola and this series more and more。 This time she is out to rescue her kidnapped landlady， who is given a very interesting backstory。 Add Florence Nightingale and her brother Sherlock， and you've got one winner of a read。 。。。more
William Mc Callum
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Entertaining listening 🔰😀Another will written thriller adventure mystery novel by Nancy Springer book five in the Enola Holmes Series with lots of interesting will developed characters。 The story line is set in London where Enola searches for her missing landlady and involves Florence Nightingale。 I would recommend this novel and series to readers of the Holmes family。 Enjoy the adventure of reading or listening 🔰😀to books 📚 2021🏰 👑💄😀
Becky
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First sentence: "Miss Meschle，" said Mrs。 Tupper as she took my empty plate away， "if ye 'ave time to set an' talk a while。。。"Premise/plot: Enola Holmes' newest case involves her landlady。 Her landlady， Mrs。 Tupper， just happens （oh-so-conveniently） to be receiving threatening letters in the mail。 These threatening letters followed a little while later by a kidnapping。。。。Enola Holmes will have to outsmart the kidnappers and sort out WHY her landlady is being threatened。 All while continuing to o First sentence: "Miss Meschle，" said Mrs。 Tupper as she took my empty plate away， "if ye 'ave time to set an' talk a while。。。"Premise/plot: Enola Holmes' newest case involves her landlady。 Her landlady， Mrs。 Tupper， just happens （oh-so-conveniently） to be receiving threatening letters in the mail。 These threatening letters followed a little while later by a kidnapping。。。。Enola Holmes will have to outsmart the kidnappers and sort out WHY her landlady is being threatened。 All while continuing to outwit her two older brothers。My thoughts: I didn't like this one as much as I wanted to。 I did really like the fourth book in the series。 This one not as much。 Again， Enola Holmes always manages to find and solve all her cases almost by coincidental circumstances。 She is just always in the right place at the right time。 I'm not entirely convinced it is her amazing detective skills solving these mysteries so much as coincidence and luck。 。。。more
Rachel Isaacs
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Enola makes me so happy。 Just。。。 her heart and her mind and just， everything。 I love her and I love these books， and now there's only two left and I want to read them， but I also don't want to because then it will be over！And Sherlock （because you know that even in this book series where he's a bit dimwitted about what a woman truly needs， I still love him。） Every book gives me more hope that he might finally reach a place where Enola could trust him。 And I mean really trust him， with her freedo Enola makes me so happy。 Just。。。 her heart and her mind and just， everything。 I love her and I love these books， and now there's only two left and I want to read them， but I also don't want to because then it will be over！And Sherlock （because you know that even in this book series where he's a bit dimwitted about what a woman truly needs， I still love him。） Every book gives me more hope that he might finally reach a place where Enola could trust him。 And I mean really trust him， with her freedom and all。 To not find her and then thrust her to a terrible boarding school。And I love Florence Nightingale in this book。 I love how Enola worked her way into seeing her， and I love how she was portrayed。 And I also love that， at the end， she gave Sherlock a few things to think about when it comes to Enola and what might actually be best for her （hence my hope that he may finally come around）。 And her comment about Mycroft！ HA！ I love it！ I also love how she kind of hinted that， if Mycroft weren't the one in charge of Enola's affairs， then maybe she would've informed Sherlock of Enola's whereabouts from time to time if she became aware of them。 Just further proof that there is hope for Sherlock。。。 though not his brother。 （At least in my opinion， I could be wrong about that。）Enola， as always， still has a lot to learn and a lot of growing to do。 At fourteen， that's understandable。 But she's still already so smart and so good and so brave。 I imagine if this series somehow continued to see her as an adult， we'd get to see someone quite extraordinary。And as for my comment left when I finished reading up to 65%。。。 people， you need to read this series just for the sake of reading that scene。 （It's probably only that funny to me。 Maybe。 Idk）。 But I laughed so hard。 （And I was at work， so I had to try and not laugh too loud， which was hard。） But I loved it and laughed as Enola made her desperate escape。Five solid stars。 And onto the next one！ 。。。more
Cynthia Egbert
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Bringing Florence Nightingale in and having her put Sherlock （and by default， Mycroft） in his place was pure bliss。 This one may well be my favorite of these mysteries。 I also learned a thing or two about the Crimean War。 And， I especially appreciated Enola Holmes' love for lilacs。 I cannot wait to read further in the series as I am quite concerned for poor Enola now and I would like to know where she landed！ Bringing Florence Nightingale in and having her put Sherlock （and by default， Mycroft） in his place was pure bliss。 This one may well be my favorite of these mysteries。 I also learned a thing or two about the Crimean War。 And， I especially appreciated Enola Holmes' love for lilacs。 I cannot wait to read further in the series as I am quite concerned for poor Enola now and I would like to know where she landed！ 。。。more
Bookdisturbed
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Wie erwartet， ist der Fall des rätselhaften Reifrocks ein weiteres grandioses Buch aus der Enola Holmes Reihe！
Meghan
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I love it！ This series just gets better and better。 I wish there were more books with in this series。
Charly Troff （ReaderTurnedWriter）
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Another great addition to the series。 I really enjoyed seeing Enola's relationship with her land lady in this one as well as Florence Nightingale's character。 Another great addition to the series。 I really enjoyed seeing Enola's relationship with her land lady in this one as well as Florence Nightingale's character。 。。。more
Christa Saccullo
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Another fun adventureI admit。 It was pretty cool how the author wove such a famous person like Florence Nightingale into this story。 I really enjoyed the role she plays and it's strangely fitting。 The idea was fun and creative。 Enola， as always， is a fun character in herself， but she still has a lot to learn。 Sooner or later， she has to realize no one is alone， not even her brother， the great Sherlock Holmes。 Christa Another fun adventureI admit。 It was pretty cool how the author wove such a famous person like Florence Nightingale into this story。 I really enjoyed the role she plays and it's strangely fitting。 The idea was fun and creative。 Enola， as always， is a fun character in herself， but she still has a lot to learn。 Sooner or later， she has to realize no one is alone， not even her brother， the great Sherlock Holmes。 Christa 。。。more
Dorothy Minor
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Enola Holmes is on another case and this one is very close to home---the home where she is lodging。 Mrs。 Tupper， Enola’s landlady， has been kidnapped and her home ransacked—all except Enola’s room。 Flossie， the young girl who helps Mrs。 Tupper， has been left tied up。 The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer is yet another delightful mystery with Enola at her best。When Enola returns to the lodging， she discovers this mayhem。 Flossie， understandably so， is so upset and frightened that s Enola Holmes is on another case and this one is very close to home---the home where she is lodging。 Mrs。 Tupper， Enola’s landlady， has been kidnapped and her home ransacked—all except Enola’s room。 Flossie， the young girl who helps Mrs。 Tupper， has been left tied up。 The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer is yet another delightful mystery with Enola at her best。When Enola returns to the lodging， she discovers this mayhem。 Flossie， understandably so， is so upset and frightened that she can hardly describe what has happened。 At last， Enola gets enough from Flossie to know that two men， one with bad and missing teeth， burst into the house when Flossie opened the door。 According to Flossie， the thugs demand to know “what she ‘ad for the Bird。” Mrs。 Tupper is completely unaware of what they want and frightened by their threats。 After ransacking the house， they take Mrs。 Tupper away with them， leaving Flossie tied to a chair。Now， to go back a few days， Mrs。 Tupper has shown Enola a note she received。 Enola explains， “Slashed across thick paper in the most brutal handwriting I had ever seen， angular， and bristling and penned with weapon force。” The message read “Carrier Pigeon deliver your bird-brained message at once or you will be sorry you ever left Scutari。”Mrs。 Tupper exclaims that she knows nothing of a message and has no idea what bird the message means。 Enola further learns that Mrs。 Tupper as a very young bride had accompanied her soldier husband to Scutari where he died。 Even then Mrs。 Tupper was almost deaf， so she had a hard time understanding others。A nurse at the camp， eventually rescues Mrs。 Tupper， gives her some nice clothing， and sends her back to England。 As Enola eventually works out from Flossie’s incoherent statements， that nurse turns out to be Florence Nightingale。 Readers can start putting clues together along with Enola， but what message would be so volatile that thugs would kidnap Mrs。 Tupper？As always， Enola must figure out clues that others would overlook。 Because the clothes were so fine that Mrs。 Tupper receives from Nurse Nightingale， she has kept them。 Of course， two men would never think the clothes hold any clues to what they seek。 Not so Enola; she studies the dress and finds it unremarkable， but the crinoline is another story。Suffice to say that Enola finds herself also contending with her brother Sherlock in this mystery。 Enola’s success rate in solving mysteries large and small is 100%。 Will she keep up that streak？ Readers will enjoy The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline and the meetings with Florence Nightingale。 。。。more
Virginia Tican
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This involved Enola's landlady in the slums of the East End where Enola resided for anonymity and thus elude her brothers （yet in the known universe， most of Sherlock's Baker Street Irregulars lived thereabouts or had contacts with others like them）。 In 1855 during the Crimean War in Scutari in Turkey， Dinah Tupper was a young bride （she was also mostly deaf even then） who was with her young husband supplying the English Army with what they need， for as conditions would have it， the Army were in This involved Enola's landlady in the slums of the East End where Enola resided for anonymity and thus elude her brothers （yet in the known universe， most of Sherlock's Baker Street Irregulars lived thereabouts or had contacts with others like them）。 In 1855 during the Crimean War in Scutari in Turkey， Dinah Tupper was a young bride （she was also mostly deaf even then） who was with her young husband supplying the English Army with what they need， for as conditions would have it， the Army were in dire need of almost everything （due to corruption， greed and entitlement in both the officers' and the doctors' ranks）。。。 then there were those not cut down on that infamous and wasteful charge of the Light Brigade who were dying of their wounds and from hunger and disease together with their families。。。 and though not a soldier， one of them was the young sumpter， Mr。 Thomas Tupper。 While awaiting the inevitable fate of her husband， the Lady with the Lamp came by and helped ease Thomas' passing。 They buried him in a mass grave。。。 Florence Nightingale then fed， bathed and clothed the young widow in a blue dress compleat with a crinoline and gave her money and sent her home to England。 At sea， she gave birth to a still born son。 After all those years， Mrs。 Tupper received a threatening letter demanding that she give the letter~writer the message "the Bird" （a derogatory appellation for Miss Nightingale） gave her。 Given Dinah's deafness then that worsened at present time ~ she knew Nothing。 Yet the letter~writer and his thug upended her house in search for the unknown message。。。 tied the young daily maid down。。。 slapped both women then kidnapped the deaf old dear。 Their brutal treatment angered Enola so her first act after searching for the unfound that remained thus， was to look for Miss Nightingale's house for she thought the famous Nurse was already dead。。。 she was wrong。 At the denouement， Miss Nightingale even shocked the clueless？ Sherlock as to what to expect from those boarding schools that Mycroft was so antsy to dump Enola to。。。 the strong~minded woman also admitted to Sherlock that she knew Lady Eudoria Vernet Holmes and even admired her。 。。。more
Kelly
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This story has Enola risking her alternate aliases to help find her landlady， Mrs Tupper。 She has come to find her as a maternal figure in the absence of her mother。 When Mrs Tupper is kidnapped Enola is on the case。 During her complex journey to find her landlady Enola finds herself needing the assistance of Florence Nightingale。 Again， Sherlock witnesses the very clever Enola solve the mystery。 He also takes into consideration the advice from Florence Nightingale who is very much an independen This story has Enola risking her alternate aliases to help find her landlady， Mrs Tupper。 She has come to find her as a maternal figure in the absence of her mother。 When Mrs Tupper is kidnapped Enola is on the case。 During her complex journey to find her landlady Enola finds herself needing the assistance of Florence Nightingale。 Again， Sherlock witnesses the very clever Enola solve the mystery。 He also takes into consideration the advice from Florence Nightingale who is very much an independent and influential unmarried woman。 。。。more
Debra Erickson
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These books are good for gentle readers of any ageI am 62 years old （my husband bought these for me after seeing the movie）， but I have to admit that I really enjoyed them。Oooo
Robin Loves Reading
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Jack the Ripper has been mentioned briefly in more than one of these Enola Holmes mysteries。 In this book， Florence Nightingale has a starring role。 Enola's landlady， Mrs。 Tupper has gone missing。 As the book opened， we see when a young Mrs。 Tupper became a widow。 Thirty-four years have passed and after receiving a strange letter， Mrs。 Tupper disappears。Through powers of deduction， Enola realizes that Mrs。 Tupper and Florence Nightingale made an acquaintance all of those years ago。 Could Ms。 Nig Jack the Ripper has been mentioned briefly in more than one of these Enola Holmes mysteries。 In this book， Florence Nightingale has a starring role。 Enola's landlady， Mrs。 Tupper has gone missing。 As the book opened， we see when a young Mrs。 Tupper became a widow。 Thirty-four years have passed and after receiving a strange letter， Mrs。 Tupper disappears。Through powers of deduction， Enola realizes that Mrs。 Tupper and Florence Nightingale made an acquaintance all of those years ago。 Could Ms。 Nightingale have anything to do with Mrs。 Tupper's disappearance。 As Enola starts searching for answers， she often has very sad feelings that her mother disappeared several months previously。 Now another woman she cares for is gone。 As a reader I feel like I am championing Enola， especially since Mycroft is getting more and more determined to find her and send her away。 I love the fact that someone else stood up for her and that was indeed Ms。 Nightingale。 Enola is led to Ms。 Nightingale based on clues she found when searching through Mrs。 Tupper's wardrobe。 I love this young mystery series， and bringing in real historical characters。 I also love the cat-and-mouse game Enola is playing with Sherlock and Mycroft， although Sherlock is slowly coming around。 。。。more
Laur
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Love the character， Enola Holmes！ She’s smart， witty， thinks fast on her feet， and can definitely hold her own in an adult world。 The perfect compliment to Sherlock to Watson。
Mindy
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This really is a fun series and our middle schooler has taken up reading them too。
Zvvzkaa
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Mocne 3⭐ Zdecydowanie najgorsza część tej serii。
Talie
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When her landlady who has been mothering her more than her own mother （stop thinking about mum - she tells herself）， our heroine leaps to her rescue。 Using her favorite mode of incognito conversation she places a response to the bird message in the paper。 It brings about a strong response， just not one she had hoped for。 Who took her landlady？
Nathalie
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I guess it's safe to say that by now I am somewhat obsessed with these books。 If I had read them as a child， they would have been my entire personality。 I only wish they were longer， but that's an easily overlooked fault。 I guess it's safe to say that by now I am somewhat obsessed with these books。 If I had read them as a child， they would have been my entire personality。 I only wish they were longer， but that's an easily overlooked fault。 。。。more
Elizabeth （Miss Eliza）
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*Special Content only on my blog， Strange and Random Happenstance during Sherlocked: Enola Holmes Takeover （February 2023）The main reason Enola has been able to keep herself hidden from her brothers is by secreting herself away in the poorer section of London。 While sacrificing luxury and safety and a well cooked meal， her landlady， Mrs。 Tupper， has become something of a surrogate mother to Enola in her own mother's absence。 So when Mrs。 Tupper is threatened things hit a little too close to home *Special Content only on my blog， Strange and Random Happenstance during Sherlocked: Enola Holmes Takeover （February 2023）The main reason Enola has been able to keep herself hidden from her brothers is by secreting herself away in the poorer section of London。 While sacrificing luxury and safety and a well cooked meal， her landlady， Mrs。 Tupper， has become something of a surrogate mother to Enola in her own mother's absence。 So when Mrs。 Tupper is threatened things hit a little too close to home for Enola's sake and she vows to get to the bottom of things。 It turns out Mrs。 Tupper isn't at all who Enola assumed， starting with the fact she's far more observant than Enola has ever given her credit for。 Enola could have sworn she'd gotten away with all her different disguises， turns out Mrs。 Tupper just didn't like to pry。 Mrs。 Tupper has kept her own history secret so what does she care if her own lodger does the same？ But the time has come to tell Enola of her past because whatever "message" the thugs want from her she has no idea what they are referring to。 Mrs。 Tupper's husband was in the Crimean War。 As was often the case she followed her husband to the front because there was no way to send money home and it was the only way for her husband to support her。 When he was injured in Scutari， Turkey， Mrs。 Tupper met Florence Nightingale， who was trying to help care for the wounded。 Byzantine ideas about health care meant that the injured men were left alone all night， the nurses only allowed to work during the day。 Mrs。 Tupper's husband died one night and Florence Nightingale took pity on the young pregnant war widow who had gone deaf from the bombs at the front。 She gave her a new outfit and money enough to return home to England。 Sadly Mrs。 Tupper lost the baby and in her despair throughy no more of the nice nurse who helped her return home。 But as far as she knew there was no message。 Yes， she was given a piece of paper， but she can't read and got ride of it。 But apparantly that message is very important because Mrs。 Tupper is soon kidnapped and Enola is demanding to see the bedridden Florence Nightingale because no one takes her landlady and gets away with it！In a series that is peopled with fictional characters it's always a bit of a risk to bring in an actual historical figure。 People have preconceived notions about what they were like and unless it's a small cameo there's more chance for it to go wrong。 Now I'm sure some people actually view Sherlock Holmes as real and hopefully love the way Nancy Springer has portrayed him like I do， but he's real in a different way than say Florence Nightingale。 And that was really the sticking point for me in this book。 I loved the idea of Florence Nightingale being a spy， I loved the coded message in the crinoline composed of embroidered flowers， once more showing how women can subvert what society thinks of them by using home arts to convey important information， but it just didn't quite work。 The version of Florence Nightingale that I have in my head really comes from two sources， Drunk History and Victoria。 I know these aren't probably the best sources， but Paget Brewster covered the whole Florence Nightingale taking to her bed and ruling her little world from the comfort of her mattress so I at least knew about that weird little historical detail that actually plays an important role in Enola's case。 My problem was more with how Enola talked about Florence being an invalid than necessarily in how Florence herself was handled。 Enola views Florence as a strange eccentric who likes to hold everyone under her power by claiming to be an invalid。 Of course she eventually admits that her "every inference concerning the remarkable Florence Nightingale proved wrong， as became apparent to [her] within a few minutes。" Florence just didn't want to waste time on social niceties and just wanted to get down to work。 OK， fine。 That's totally believable。 What wasn't cool was that Enola's view of invalids was so negative。 Yes， she's from the upper classes where invalids are more likely highly strung people looking for attention， but that doesn't mean they can be all classified as malingerers。 Her contempt for the ill， and let us make it very clear， we actually don't know if Florence Nightingale was ill or not， left a bad taste in my mouth that all the flowery codes couldn't ameliorate。 。。。more
Cat
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Toujours bon， intrigue plus courte que les autres。 Et au suivant！
Simone
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Another easy read。 Sweet stories。
Jennifer Yanos
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Another fabulous Ebola book。 This whole series is well written and fun。
Natali
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