

Like Sherrinford, Enola and her mother inhabit Ferndell Hall, the Holmes family’s country estate. The first Enola Holmes book, 2006's The Case of the Missing Marquess, builds on Baring-Gould’s fan theory. Netflix's Enola Holmes is largely based on the first book in the series, The Case of the Missing Marquess. Published between 20, the Enola Holmes books borrow characters and themes from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s canon, but Enola is Springer’s own creation. While the BBC's Sherlock conjured up Eurus Holmes, their secret sister, Springer’s books predate the hit series starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Baring-Gould’s Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street, Sherlock and Mycroft have an older brother named Sherrinford who manages the family estate. Springer’s six-part book series revives an old fan fiction about a third Holmes sibling. The Enola Holmes books bring an old fan theory back to life. If the movie has left you anxious for a sequel, you might want to pick up the books. The film is based on Nancy Springer’s young adult mystery book series, which puts the intrepid teenage detective smack in the middle of the Holmes boys' club.

Though her name may be lesser known, she’s been around for more than a decade. So it’s no wonder that the new Netflix film Enola Holmes has become a breakout hit and rallying cry for young people searching for projects that center around non-male detectives.Įnola is Sherlock Holmes’s much smarter and more worldly teenage sister. For mystery fans searching for female sleuths in the same league as Sherlock Holmes, the pickings are pretty slim.
