The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan

By: Nancy Springer

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

The younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, 14-year-old Enola is no slouch herself when it comes to sleuthing. This time, she must team with Sherlock to rescue Lady Cecily Alistair from a dreadful arranged marriage.©2008 Nancy Springer (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Enola is a plucky, intelligent and altogether delightful character. More please." ( Kirkus Reviews)

Good listen.

Where does The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?

I like a well written story Nancy does a great job with this series.

Have you listened to any of Katherine Kellgren???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Katherine always does a great job.

Action packed and hard to put down!

I am thoroughly enjoying this series and this book is one of the best! It is fast-moving, very interesting, and of course quite scary when Enola gets into a bind. It is very well written and the performance by Katherine Kellgren is amazing.

Nancy Springer is brilliant again!

Enola Holmes is the perfect foil for her brother, the brilliant Sherlock Holmes. The character Enola Holmes continues to grow in this novel. She is most clever, yet naive in so many ways. She creates a unique life for herself, living undercover while she runs the office of a fictional doctor who finds lost things!

The book is clever, fast paced and engaging. Page after page you wonder what is the next adventure for Enola, what predicament will she get herself into, and how will she cleverly escape!

Another Enola great!

This was a great book, I enjoyed it thoroughly. It is well written and full of adventure! The language of fans and flowers never ceases to amaze me. Who knew so much could be expressed without words?Enola to the rescue! As always, the narrator can’t be beat!

The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan

I loved the book and it was well written by Nancy and I can't wait until I read the next book. Elona Holmes is an amazing character similar to her brother Sherlock Holmes.

Addicted to this series.

I’ve read many iterations of Sherlock but this is one of my favorites. The stories are right on the edge of plausible while providing a level of fantasy. As an adult reader I give them an A+.

The story and narration

There is nothing to dislike about this book or the series! Great stories and pull at your heart and make you root for Enola! She is smart and sassy!

Entertaining and fun read

The continuing adventures of Elona Holmes is a real treat. An independent and inventive girl who seeks freedom from the constraints of society and her two older brothers who are continually trying to capture and train her in a time when women were only meant to be ornaments to their husbands.

Adult listener sings high praises

This is a great series for adults, too. I can't wait to dive into the next book.

Unwelcome Proposal

Enola struggles between the puzzle of reuniting with her mother, and helping Lady Cecily from "The Case of the Left-Handed Lady", who has gotten herself tangled into the plot of estranged relatives wanting to marry her off and bury the scandal, uncaring of the scandal they themselves will create. Ultimately victorious in this balance between work and reaching out to her mother by message, Enola is unaware of the plotting of the Holmes brothers closing in on her.

I am rather uncomfortable with the main villainous sisters here being described in a very fatphobic way.