Peppermints in the Parlor
10 best books like Peppermints in the Parlor (Barbara Brooks Wallace): The Case of the Missing Marquess, The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets, Medicus, The House of the Seven Gables, The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, Splendors and Glooms, The Fairy Rebel, The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye, The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline, The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan
The Case of the Missing Marquess
| Author | Nancy Springer |
| ISBN | 0399243046 |
When Enola Holmes, the much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared—on her 14th birthday nonetheless—she knows she alone can find her. Disguising herself as a grieving widow, Enola sets out to the heart of London to uncover her mother’s whereabouts—but...
| Author | Nancy Springer |
| ISBN | 0399245189 |
Everyone knows Dr. Watson is Sherlock Holmes' right-hand man - so when he goes missing, it's a shock. Even Sherlock hasn't, well, the slightest clue as to where he could be. Enola is intrigued, but weary; she's still hiding from her older brothers - and getting involved could be disastrous.
But...
| Author | Ruth Downie |
| ISBN | 1596912316 |
Gaius Petrius Ruso is a divorced and down-on his luck army doctor who has made the rash decision to seek his fortune in an inclement outpost of the Roman Empire, namely Britannia. His arrival in Deva (more commonly known as Chester, England) does little to improve his mood, and after a straight thirty...
The House of the Seven Gables
| Author | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| ISBN | 0393924769 |
The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables re-addresses the theme of human guilt in a style...
| Author | Nancy Springer |
| ISBN | 0399245170 |
Enola's name backwards spells "alone," and alone she is, in the world's biggest, darkest, dirtiest city. She is being hunted down by the world's most famous detective - her own brother, Sherlock Holmes. For the sake of freedom she must elude him, but what can she do to ease her loneliness?
When...
| Author | Laura Amy Schlitz |
| ISBN | 0763653802 |
The master puppeteer, Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his stringed puppets that they appear alive. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, is spellbound by Grisini’s act and invites him to entertain at her birthday party. Seeing his chance to make a fortune, Grisini accepts...
| Author | Lynne Reid Banks |
| ISBN | 0440419255 |
The Fairy Queen strictly forbids fairies from using their magic power on humans. But after Tiki accidentally meets Jan, a woman who is desperate for a baby daughter, she finds it impossible to resist fulfilling her wish. Now up against the dark and vicious power of evil, this fairy rebel must face the...
| Author | Nancy Springer |
| ISBN | 0399252363 |
Overall I really enjoyed this book and this whole series. They were quick, well written, fairly educational books with a fun character that I liked. There was only one tiny detail that kind of bothered me though. The books (especially this one) felt overly feminist to the point where I felt like it was...
| Author | Nancy Springer |
| ISBN | 0399247815 |
3.5 stars
Audio version - narrated by the incredible Katherine Kellgren!!!
In this, the fifth installment in the Enola Holmes mystery series, Enola must help solve a mystery entangling her dear old landlady, Mrs. Tuppper. And the start of the mystery dates all the way back, some several...
| Author | Nancy Springer |
| ISBN | 0399247807 |
I will come right out and admit that I definitely allowed myself to picture a particular Mr. Cumberbatch throughout the Sherlock cameos in this story, which had me laughing quite heartily. I loved the scenes that Sherlock shared with Enola, the sibling relationship was humorous and tense, quite realistic...
The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America
| Author | Karen Abbott |
| ISBN | 0451498623 |
The epic true crime story of bootlegger George Remus and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy
In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant...
| Author | Lorna Byrne |
| ISBN | 1846051770 |
Lorna's story is amazing and it touched my heart"
Roma Downey Actress/ Producer and Star of Touched By An Angel
Angels in My Hair is the autobiography of Lorna Byrne, a modern day Irish mystic with the powers of the saints of old.
Lorna physically sees and talks with angels every...
