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The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer
The Enola Holmes Series
Puffin (Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-14-241190-6 (0142411906)
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-241190-2 (9780142411902)
Publication Date: May 2008
List Price: $6.99
Review written by Viveka, Age 14, Grade 8. Date of review: May 2009.
Review: In this second addition to the "Enola Holmes Mystery Series", two-time Edgar Award winner Nancy Springer once again drops readers into Victorian England where they experience all the very real danger and intrigue of London side by side with the heroine Enola Holmes.
The Case of the Left-Handed Lady is a continuation of The Case of the Missing Marquess. Enola, whose name backwards spells "alone", was named by her suffragist mother. "You will do very well on your own, Enola," is what her mother continually told. This memory of her mother's words is the source of Enola's strength, courage, and bravery. Enola is alone in what was then the world's biggest, darkest, dirtiest city. After running away (in the first book), she has masqueraded in this wild city as Ivy Meshle, Dr. Ragostin's secretary.
As she communicates with her run-away mother through the personal ads in the Pall Mall Gazette, she learns through Dr. Watson, a friend of her brother's, that her brother is greatly distressed with the worry of her whereabouts. Sherlock Holmes is the most well known detective. He, however, has failed to solve the mystery of his own missing little sister. But Enola has reason to believe that he has in fact caught on to the ciphers that their mother and she have been publishing. Her too clever brother is hunting her down. For the sake of her freedom she must escape by speed, cleverness, and trickery. But what can she do to ease her loneliness?
Dr. Watson has also, accidentally, informed Dr. Ragostin of the disappearance of Lady Cecily. Dr. Ragostin is a perditorian. "Dr. Ragostin" has his first case. Therefore Enola has her first case. When she ventures into the missing lady's bed chamber, she notices some hidden charcoal drawings that make her feel as though she has found her soul mate. Bravely wandering the streets at night, Enola must continue her quest to find the left-handed lady. In order to save Lady Cecily, Enola risks revealing more than she should. Will her own loneliness betray her?
Suspense, action, even some romance; this book has it all. This sequel is your typical mystery book with a twist. Throughout the book it has its readers guess the solution to the mystery. The clues don't fit and the readers are almost pulled into the story as detectives themselves. Nothing is given away until the very last chapters. This 4½ star book (out of 5) will keep you guessing till the very end. You won't be able to keep yourself from turning the page.
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