Books by Nancy Springer
language
English
series
review 1: Why the hell did I cry in the end? Ha! I had written an unsavory review on this series's second installment and many of the issues I voiced before diminished, meaning the author improved as the series was written and I got use to the heighten reality of it all. I really enjoy thi...
language
English
review 1: What an unpleasant book. After a harrowing account of the abject miseries of two parents whose teenage son was abducted, we learn that the kidnapper is a sadistic pedophile who is using the boy as a sex slave. I enjoy a good suspenseful thriller but this one was just over-the-to...
language
English
series
review 1: A fourteen year old Enola Holmes is the main character in this mystery involving Florence Nightingale and secret messages left over from the Crimean War. Enola's mother has disappeared and she is hiding from her more famous brothers (Shylock and Mycroft) who want to send her to a...
language
English
series
review 1: This book is called The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer, an Edgar Award winning author. This is the fourth book of the Enola Holmes Mystery series. This story is set in London in the 19th century. The main characters are Enola Holmes, the protagonist, Sherlock and...
language
English
series
review 1: This story is lots of fun to read and ends the Enola Holmes series very nicely. The only problem I had with it was that the mystery ended too fast and I'm still not quite sure how she knew out of all of the clothes shops in town that the one closest to her lodgings is responsibl...
language
English
series
review 1: The conclusion to this series broke my heart in all the best ways. I can't think of a better or more fitting ending, though I really do wish this series could continue. (I strongly echo Sherlock's last sentiment.) However, if this series has to end, what a perfect way to go! This...
language
English
series
review 1: Book 5 was a free download from the YA Audiobook Sync program this summer. It's why I borrowed the first 4 audiobooks from my local library. The loving landlady of Enola is kidnapped one day, and Enola is trying to figure out why. Once again, I felt that the prologue provided som...
language
English
series
review 1: Out of all the books in this series, I liked this the best. The plot and characters were less complicated (in other words, the author did not try too hard) and the topics and maturity were much more appropriate for a junior novel. In this story, an old character from The Left-H...
language
English
review 1: Dark Lie is a quick read mixing elements of mystery, psychological suspense, and religious fanaticism. Springer's narrative seamlessly alternates through Dorrie's past and present while including the perspective of her husband Sam, and Sissy Chappell, a young black police woman a...