Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer: Review
Welcome to my review of Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer! I haven’t watched any of the Enola Holmes’ films, but considering I enjoy her character so much, I need to remedy that soon.
Title: Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin
Author: Nancy Springer
Genre: YA Mystery
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Pub Date: 02/10/2026
Description
Enola Holmes—international bestselling and Netflix streaming sensation—returns when the rescue of a young woman sends her into battle with her brother Sherlock against his most deadly, implacable enemy – Professor Moriarty.
In February 1891, London, Enola Holmes—the much younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes—is attending a burial when she hears the faint sound of a handbell in the graveyard. It is not in Enola’s nature to ignore such oddities, no matter the occasion and when she investigates further, as is the Holmes’ family instinct, she discovers something absolutely chilling. The ringing bell is attached to the tombstone erected over a recent gravesite and someone, buried within, is pulling the string to ring the alarm.
Galvanized into action, Enola and her companions swiftly and successfully unearth the coffin within, freeing a still-living young woman, one Trevina Trairom. Enola, by predilection and by trade a Scientific Perditorian, a finder of lost things, finds herself comforting and protecting this young girl. The girl herself is a mystery – she remembers very little, including her identity, and has no idea who has buried her alive, much less why. While protecting this mysterious girl from an enigmatic enemy, she discovers that Sherlock is engaged in a related mystery. Enola joins Sherlock in his battle against the scourge of London, the Napoleon of Crime himself, Professor Moriarty. Facing her most brutal foe ever, determined to protect and unravel the secrets surrounding the mysterious Trevina, Enola takes her place more fully than ever as a proud member of the Holmes family.
Review
Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin is the second Enola book I’ve read, but I truly need to start from the beginning because I find her such a fun character to follow. She’s opinionated and resourceful, and it makes for some dangerous and thrilling adventures as she solves her cases. I found her bickering with Trevina to be so funny as they were both quite eccentric and stubborn, and I loved how much Enola wanted to help Trevina, even though she had no obligation to her.
This story had a lot of moving parts to it as Enola and Sherlock’s interests coincided, but it all intertwined smoothly and lent more of an air of danger to Enola’s snooping. I’ve never read any of the Sherlock stories, so I had no idea how his investigation was going to go. There were definitely a lot of emotions and twists at play. I also liked seeing the role Mycroft, Enola’s other brother, played in the story and how their relationship progressed. Overall, if you enjoy mysteries and voicey characters, I’d give the Enola Holmes’ books a chance.
*Thank you to the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.*
Author
NANCY SPRINGER is the author of the nationally bestselling Enola Holmes novels, including The Case of the Missing Marquess, which was made into the hit Netflix movie, Enola Holmes. She is the author of more than 50 other books for children and adults. She has won many awards, including two Edgar Awards, and has been published in more than thirty countries. She lives in Florida.
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