Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin

Enola Holmes #10

by Nancy Springer

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 the burial of her former landlady when she hears the faint sound of a handbell in the graveyard. Investigating further, as is the Holmes' family instinct, she discovers that the bell is attached to the temporary tombstone at a recent gravesite and someone, buried within, is pulling the string to ring the alarm.

Galvanized into action, Enola and her companions successfully unearth the coffin within, freeing a still-living young woman, Trevonia Trairom. Enola, by predilection and by trade a Scientific Perditorian, a finder of lost things, finds herself comforting and protecting this young girl, who remembers very little, including her own identity. While protecting this mysterious girl from an enigmatic enemy, she finds Sherlock engaged in a related mystery and joins him in his battle against the Napoleon of Crime, Professor Moriaty. As that epic conflict rushes towards it's inevitable conclusion, Enola takes her place more fully than ever before as a proud member of the Holmes family.

Genres: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Fiction, Audiobook, Crime

336 pages, Paperback

Expected publication February 10, 2026

About the author

BIO -- NANCY SPRINGER


Nancy Springer has passed the fifty-book milestone, having written that many novels for adults, young adults and children, in genres including mythic fantasy, contemporary fiction, magical realism, horror, and mystery -- although she did not realize she wrote mystery until she won the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America two years in succession. DARK LIE, recently released from NAL, is her first venture into mass-market psychological suspense.
Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Nancy Springer moved with her family to Gettysburg, of Civil War fame, when she was thirteen. She spent the next forty-six years in Pennsylvania, raising two children (Jonathan, now 38, and Nora, 34), writing, horseback riding, fishing, and birdwatching. In 2007 she surprised her friends and herself by moving with her second husband to an isolated area of the Florida panhandle, where the birdwatching is spectacular and where, when fishing, she occasionally catches an alligator.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s 1891 in London, England, where Enola Holmes–the younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes–is attending a funeral when she hears a bell ringing in the distance. She runs toward the odd sound to investigate and finds out that the bell is ringing because someone was buried alive! Enola and her companions jump into action and quickly dig out the coffin where a young girl, Trevina Trairom, is lying unconscious. When they take her to safety, she awakens and can’t remember a thing, not even who she is! But luckily for her, Enola is known for finding what is lost and has a knack for solving crimes. Taking Trevina under her wing, Enola discovers that Sherlock is investigating a similar mystery involving a notorious criminal mastermind, Professor Moriarty. Being a Holmes, Enola goes up against her most brutal foe yet as she tries to figure out how Trevina is associated with Moriarty and assist Sherlock in his quest for justice.

This was fun! 🤩 I am a HUGE fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous character, Sherlock Holmes, and I really enjoyed the Enola Holmes movies Netflix released. I’ve read all the books concerning the master sleuth, so this was a treat.

I loved how Enola’s case correlated with the timeline of Sherlock’s case as he tried to capture the infamous Moriarty. Granted, I thought there was going to be more action and crime-solving in this book, but it is for younger people (why am I talking like I’m a hundred years old already? 😅), so I’m not mad or disappointed with the plot or action sequences scattered throughout. ☺ She is known for being good at finding things, so that’s why it is different than a case Sherlock would solve, which is actually great because siblings are different from one another, each having their own niche even if they are similar in some things. 😁

In the end, I would totally recommend this book, but I feel like reading the others would help clear the air of some of the things that were mentioned in this one. So you know what that means? Uh-huh. This girl is going to read the other Enola Holmes mysteries. 😉

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the free arc in exchange for an honest review! All opinions and statements are my own.

❗Content Warnings❗
Violence & mentions nudity
Swearing: A little (English-style 😏)
Spice: None

[Grandma Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story starts off with a bang and is non stop from there. The synopsis is detailed. Enola Holmes is a delightful, non conforming to the the times main character. The banter between the siblings was magnificent. I was engaged throughout the book. Plan to read the entire series. Looking forward to the next. Outstanding narrator.

I was blessed with an audio ARC. Thank you, NetGalley. The opinions expressed are my own and unbiased.

[Montzalee Wittmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin
by Nancy Springer
I have enjoyed all of this series and this one adds to the thrilling list. It starts with a terrific opener of someone buried alive. A cord is pulled from inside the coffin to ring the bell above ground to notify others that they are not dead. Enola helps rescue this young lady.
From there, it's just one mystery after another! Mostly based around this lady. Really exciting and suspenseful at times. Wild ending!
I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read this exciting book!

[Brok3n · Rating 4 out of 5]

Moriarty done better

I marked this review a spoiler so that I could tell you that in this installment of Nancy Springer's Enola Holmes series, Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin, Enola runs into Holmes nemesis Moriarty. By my usual rules this is not a spoiler because Moriarty is prominently mentioned in the publisher's blurb, but I read it without knowing that, so for me the identification of Moriarty was a revelation.

In my opinion, the Sherlock Holmes stories suffer from a problem common to many book and movie series: underpowered villains. When I read The Complete Sherlock Holmes I was unimpressed with Moriarty, whom Arthur Conan Doyle (writing as Watson quoting Holmes) introduces thus

He is a man of good birth and excellent education, endowed by nature with a phenomenal mathematical faculty. At the age of twenty-one he wrote a treatise upon the Binomial Theorem, which has had a European vogue. On the strength of it he won the Mathematical Chair at one of our smaller universities, and had, to all appearances, a most brilliant career before him.

I'm sorry, but to any mathematician this is just plain stupid. It just gets worse from there. Moriarty (whose first name may be James or Robert or something else depending on which specific Holmes story you're reading) is just not scary. He's a criminal mastermind only because Watson and Holmes say he is. Nothing that he does leads you to that conclusion.

Springer's Robert Moriarty is truly creepy and chilling. (He is also a not unconvincing mathematician. One gets the impression that Springer, unlike Conan Doyle, may actually have conversed with a real mathematician or two.) Enola goes through some emotional trauma in this one -- if you're familiar with Sherlock Holmes you know that Sherlock fakes his own death at Moriarty's hands. Enola is devastated at the news of Sherlock's death, then elated when she deduces that he's alive.

Altogether, I thought this one of the best Enola Holmes novels.

A general remark, which I'm putting at the end so that you can easily skip it -- your opinion of the Enola Holmes books may depend a lot on your opinion of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle. If you worship them, you will probably not like Enola. If, however, you believe as I do that the Sherlock Holmes stories are entertaining but deeply flawed, you may enjoy Enola.

I recently weighed in in a discussion among authors. It started when one of them opined that it's difficult to write a story about a strategic genius because you have to have him/her do some act of strategic genius, which you can't write unless you yourself are a strategic genius. I answered that this is not really a problem: Just have your genius do something really stupid, then use your magic author powers to make it work out perfectly.

That is basically the entire Sherlock Holmes series. Sherlock repeatedly does and says really stupid things, which Conan Doyle makes into acts of genius. The same flaw accounts for Moriarty's failure to impress.

Springer's Enola is better in this regard. It is true that she sometimes solves her cases by getting lucky, but Springer doesn't attempt to portray luck as genius.

I thank NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advance reader copy of Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin. Release date: 10-Feb-2026.

Blog review.

[Linden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enola Holmes, younger sister of Sherlock, has found herself embroiled in another mystery. She hears a noise in the graveyard, and it appears that a young woman who was buried is still alive. She rescues Trevina, who seems to have amnesia, but slowly her memory returns, and she relates how she was held prisoner by her depraved uncle. Could Sherlock be familiar with this evil man? And what became of Trevina's mother? I don't read many YA books, but Enola is a bright and interesting heroine, and I enjoyed the atmosphere of Victorian London. Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the ARC.

[Anita · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a problem with the classification of these books. They are way above the comprehension of a Middle-Grade student and the Young-Adults I know don't have the patience or desire to interpret and translate a great many of the idioms Springer uses in her writing. I highly recommend it for teens and older, as the prose and situations are appropriate for that age. For me, I loved it. Enola is a kick-ass heroine, and I loved how she took charge of this situation and wouldn't let go. She is a wonderful character; she is smart, has wit, is thoughtful, and tenacious. Once she is involved, she is not backing off and will see any situation through to the end, even if her very life is threatened. Enola finally wins Mycroft's approval and admiration.

Enola Holmes is in the cemetery for the burial of her beloved landlady. It is a blistering cold day in February 1891 London, and all Enola can think is to get inside a warm place with a hot cup of tea. She hears a bell ringing and soon uncovers a coffin with a girl who is very much alive. The grave marker names her Trevonia Trairom. Enola senses that it might be best to keep her hidden and Enola is right as Trevonia turns out to be connected to a case Sherlock Holmes is working on and her life is indeed in danger. Sherlock disappears and Enola works to find Sherlock and protect Trevonia from Sherlock's greatest nemesis, Professor Moriarty.

My thanks the Publisher and the Author for providing a complimentary digital Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this novel via NetGalley. This is my fair, honest and personal review. All opinions are mine alone and were not biased in any way.

[Alisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enola Holmes' story coincides in a BIG way with the Sherlock Holmes canon in this latest installment of her adventures. A certain criminal mastermind is spreading terror and evading all consequences... yes, it's that time.
Enola has her own role to play in unfolding events, starting when she hears a bell clanging where it ought not: above a newly covered grave in a cemetery. When the very-much-alive victim is literally unearthed, it's up to Enola to determine who is trying to destroy this young woman -- one Trevina Y. Trairom -- and why.
The story moves along at a fast clip from this beginning chapter on, and was a thoroughly engaging read. Anyone who has read the Enola series up to this point will be quite invested in the outcome. It has the right amount of subtle emotional beats to complement the speedy pace of action. The series has not weakened at all as it has gone forward! It's a fascinating corner of YA fiction, and so well written.

I do recommend being up-to-date on previous Enola books before reading this one.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to review this!

[Cendrena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Nancy Springer and St. Martin's Press Group for the won Advanced Reader Copy.

I enjoyed this book very much. I'd say it's Bang Up To The Elephant. ;)

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to catch back up with Enola. Fast paced read. Definitely recommend for fans of the series.

Thanks so much to the publisher for giving me an ARC!

[Janereads10 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've only seen the Netflix series, but this book made me fall even harder for Enola Holmes - especially when Moriarty enters the picture.

Enola was worth the time investment. I loved her grit and heart in this book - she's not someone who scares easily. The mystery was engaging, especially trying to piece together how the young woman Enola is helping connects to Moriarty.

Her relationship with Sherlock and Mycroft was solid gold for me. Getting a deeper look at how vulnerable she is when it comes to her brothers - living in their shadows, feeling left out - made it even better. Despite all that, the shift in their relationship was heartwarming.

This book expands the world of Sherlock Holmes by introducing his nemesis and weaving Moriarty's presence into Enola's investigation in a way that kept me hooked.

Perfect for YA readers and adults who love the series.

Thanks to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the advance copy.

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Enola we've been waiting for - she helps famous brother Sherlock confront Professor Moriarty.

This was an excellent Enola adventure with all the hijinks we've come to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised that Nancy Springer kept to Conan Doyle's description of Moriarty - very thin and cadaverous, but genius in spite of this ugliness. I was also glad that Enola didn't steal her big brother's thunder and match wits with the great Professor instead, but had her own mystery to solve and had to fall back on Mycroft for news. Her reaction to Sherlock's "death" (spoiler for anyone who hasn't read an almost 200-year-old book) was very genuine and played well.

Since what they've done in the second Enola Holmes movie, I'm not sure how they'll ever adapt this into a film (kind of hard to backtrack after going ahead and changing both the Professor's sex and race), but at least we have the book. 4 stars (but 4.5 if I could). Thank you to Netgalley, Wednesday Books, and Nancy Springer for the advanced reader copy. This is a voluntary review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOVED this author's writing style! Enola Holmes is a fascinating character. I am looking forward to reading more stories by this author.

[Laur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer was so much fun to read! By the time I finished reading the prologue and chapter one, I was thoroughly captivated, utterly hooked, and each subsequent chapter never lost my anticipation and enthusiasm to see what would happen next! Literally, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!

Enola Holmes is seventeen years old, young sister to her famous brothers Sherlock and Mycroft. She is an intelligent young woman, full of charm, wit, and humor, while also having an uncanny similarity to that of Sherlock’s in that she can deduce things from clues discovered. Her specialty? By trade she is a perditorian, a finder of lost things.

However, she’s about to find something she has never found before. A body of someone that has been recently buried underground in a coffin. From somewhere (presumably from the buried underground coffin) a mysterious bell sound rings!

What in the world?? And so from this time on, the complex mystery surrounding this event, will result in life or death consequences spreading to Enola, her family, and her friends.

I found this book an engaging and fun read! Nancy Springer is a master at crafting interesting and colorful characters - even animals that have a small supporting role! The story itself has many intriguing layers

Rating: A well deserved 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Publication Date: February 10, 2026

My thanks to NetGalley, Nancy Springer, and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

As Enola Holmes, Sherlock’s 17-year-old sister, is leaving a funeral at the cemetery, she hears a strange clanging sound - a bell. Upon investigating the sound, she sees that a bell on a coffin is ringing, indicating its buried inhabitant is certainly not dead.

As she, the other mourners, and cemetery staff dig up the coffin (which was not buried through legal channels), Enola comes face to face with another teenaged girl who is clinging to life. After nursing her back to health, Enola comes to find that her new friend is terrified but cannot remember of what. Enola, ever the detective like her older brother, sets forth to discover what led to this Clanging Coffin.

I’ve watched both Enola Holmes movies on Netflix a couple times and love them, and so when I saw this book on Net Galley, I had to request the arc immediately. And now that I’m done I’ll be reading the first 9 in the series!

Enola is a wonderful heroine and protagonist with an expansive and impressive vocabulary (seriously, I was looking up nearly a word per page with my kobo’s built in dictionary). Raised by a suffragette mother until she was 14, and then raised by herself, Enola is an independent, intelligent, observant young woman who is often underestimated.

I think these stories are a great read for all readers, young and old, and it’s always positive to have female protagonists who are just as, if not more, successful than men in similar roles.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for an e-arc of Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin in exchange for an honest review.

[Mary Lambert · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ALC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was such a fun, cozy mystery! I haven’t read any of the Enola Holmes books but I believe these are kind of like.. well the Sherlock books haha. Each book is a new mystery. In this installment, Enola discovers a young girl who has been buried alive. After rescuing her, she realizes she remembers nothing! Enola must do her best to find who buried her and help restore the girl’s memories!

The audio for this was incredible and I’d 100% recommend doing it that way if you could! The accents just make the writing even better! The prose is whimsical, atmospheric, and this audio truly deposits you directly into this cozy mystery! This story is full of action, secrets, and betrayal (of course)! If you’re looking for a fun, quick read to cozy up with during these winter days, this is definitely a 10/10 pick! The mystery kept me engaged and the writing & audio were easy to follow! I loved the overall structure of this book, with Enola speaking directly to the reader, just another way you feel like you’re right there solving the mystery with her! This really did give the same feel/vibes as old school mysteries like Sherlock Holmes & the likes of Agatha Christie and i absolutely loved that. Definitely recommend! Don’t miss it, coming out February 10th!

[Kortnee - The Closed Door Bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overview:

Language 🤐: Mild

Romance ❤️‍🔥: none

Violence ⚔️: mentions of abuse, homes broken into, mentioned of death but nothing graphic

⚠️Abuse, mentions of sheer dressing, kidnapping, stalking⚠️

Tropes/Micro tropes
- Single POV (with a Prolog and Epilogue written in other POVs)
- Amnesia
- Siblings banter
- Mystery
- Mischievous encounters
- Hilarious and Chilling encounters

My Thoughts:

I absolutely adore Enola Holmes and this book did not disappoint! What a way to start this book with a funeral and finding that someone is buried alive!! What a terrifying thing that I would think would be a nightmare scenario!

As Ebola seeks to help Trevina gain her memories as well as keep her safe from her obvious enemy who had buried her it is quite an adventure that we are taken on! Oh to be young and have Enola’s energy, spunk, and confidence in her abilities (to the point of her facing danger far too often 😅) I delighted in Enola’s adventure and loved especially her interactions with her brothers!

The whole series has been quite enjoyable and this is another one not to be missed! If you enjoy mystery, anything Sherlock, and a headstrong girl making her way in London this is one for you!

Thanks so much to NetGalley for the ebook ARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[C.O. Bonham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin is the tenth Enola Holmes book over all and the fourth in the series of newer books published after the Netflix films.

This Book is unique in that it also ties directly into one of Doyle's original stories. In The Clanging Coffin we get to see what Sherlock and Enola were doing in the months leading up to the "Final Problem."
Yes that, "Final Problem." That most infamous of Holmes stories. If you know, you know. If you don't know, I won't spoil the ending for you. However, this book will spoil it so I recommend going to the library and checking out a collection of Holmes stories. "The Final Problem," is pretty short so it won't take you long to read it.

As always this novel shows just how disposable women were in the Victorian age. In the first chapter Enola finds a young woman who was buried alive, with no one the wiser.
The search for the culprit is hindered even further when the girl wakes with no memory of who she is or who buried her.

I am incredibly satisfied with the ending. It felt like a send off to the whole series. Though, if more books are forthcoming, I won't complain.

*Thank you to Wednesday books, Net Galley, and to Nancy Springer for providing an ARC of this novel. The review above is my own honest evaluation of the provided manuscript.*

I loved seeing how close Enola and Sherlock had grown and seeing Enola finally make up with Mycroft was bittersweet. IYKYK.

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin (Enola Holmes #10)
by Nancy Springer
This book is another adventure of the incomparable Enola Holmes. The story is set in the latter time of the Sherlock Holmes series. Enola is as much a smooth as her older brother. She is able to deduce from random clues the main problems, villain, and solution to the problems like her renown brother. This remarkable tale connected to central final practices shows the spiritual, social, and gender divide that affects Georgian English's society . A good role model for young women on independence, self reliance and social change.

[Bethany Swafford · Rating 5 out of 5]

In 1891 London, Enola Holmes attends a burial only to hear a bell ringing at a fresh grave, signaling that someone has been buried alive.The mysterious young woman inside the coffin has no memory of her identity. It soon becomes clear that powerful enemies are in pursuit. As Enola’s investigation intertwines with Sherlock’s battle against Professor Moriarty, she finds herself stepping boldly into her own as a true Holmes.

This book has the finality of a final tale. Enola is now seventeen. She studies and thrives with friends around her. We have a prologue from a minor character who features in the story, and then a surprising epilogue at the end. This tale only features brief appearances from Sherlock Holmes, and does an excellent job in ramping up the tension through the story.

The identity of the mysterious young woman isn’t truly a mystery to the reader, so it was a bit frustrating how long it took Enola to learn the truth. Still, I liked seeing her sally forth back and forth across London (and the countryside) to learn the truth. It was also fun seeing her rely on friends made in previous books as well.

Overall, this was a fun addition to the series. I’ve been reading them so long it is a bit sad to be saying good-bye to Enola Holmes now. Readers who have enjoyed the series so far will enjoy this one as well.

I received an advance reader copy via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This volume is 10th in the series and Enola continues living her own life in London, making her living as a perditorian under the guise of "Dr. Ragostin's" assistant. She is living in her own apartment at the Women's Hotel and enjoying a nice social scene with like minded women.

When her dear friend and housekeeper passes away, Enola attends the funeral at a London cemetery. As she and other members of the household are leaving, Enola hears bells ringing. She insists on tracking them down, and comes to find the source is coming from below the ground!

They proceed to unearth the grave and discover a young woman barely hanging on to life. They take to the nearby home of Clara Barton and revive her. Alas, upon coming to her senses, the young woman has no memory of who she is or where she came from. And so begins Enola's newest case.

This case also follows her brother Sherlock's deadly entanglement with his nemesis, James Moriarty. If you've read ACD's novels, you will know how this ends.

[Roben]

First - thank you to St. Martin's Publishing Group for an invitation to read a digital ARC of the book! I was thrilled. On to our tenth adventure with Miss Holmes.

Enola is at the cemetery, burying Mrs. Tupper, her beloved former landlady. Mrs. Tupper had recently succumbed to typhoid fever. While at the cemetery, Enola hears the tinkling of a bell. In Victorian England, folks were occasionally buried alive. Elaborate contraptions were rigged with a string inside the coffin and a bell above ground, so if someone woke up, they could ring the bell to alert that they were alive. Enola knew this and went to investigate. She finds the grave of one Trevina Y. Trairom, a young girl who has indeed been buried alive. But it was not a mistake. And Enola has unintentionally stumbled upon a new case as she helps Trevina figure out who she is and why someone has abused her so. It is a case that will impact her entire family and many of her friends.

Book #10! It's hard to believe that Enola is seventeen and continuing with her successful trade of being a perditorian - a finder of lost things. I was about 1/3 of the way into the story when the puzzle pieces began to fall into place and I realized where the story was headed - but not quite sure how it was going to get there. I've read all of the books, the original series well before the wildly popular film versions. And I do enjoy Nancy Springer's version of Sherlock's younger sister. Though I did not realize that Enola was based partially on her own childhood. Wikipedia provides a nice summary of how the books sprang into being. The conclusion leaves one with the notion that this could be the last in the series. Though, of course, there is always room for more stories and I would welcome reading more Enola adventures.

#NancySpringer #EnolaHolmesAndTheClangingCoffin #WednesdayBooks

[Evie Oliva · Rating 5 out of 5]

My thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books and Nancy Springer for the eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Gentle Reader, I can remember it like it was yesterday, the moment I discovered the Enola Holmes series. I was perusing some entertainment sites, as I was wont to do in the mornings before getting out of bed, when I saw a headline about a new film adaptation in the works. The article spoke about the new undertaking and how it would be based on the Enola Holmes books, a series that follows the adventures of a heretofore unmentioned younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. Color me intrigued because any mention of a Holmes adjacent or even related work is enough to garner my interest. So I went in search of the books at my library, downloaded the entire series and set to reading.

I loved those books with every fiber of my being. I've read the original six books three times each and have read the new books each at least twice. I have an autographed title sheet of the book Enola Holmes and The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets. I bought the entire previously released set of books, nine total, for my Dad last year and he is slowly working his way through them. (I also bought the entire original series for my sister but the scoundrel has yet to read them, I doubt she even knows their location, confound it.) I have also watched the movies based on the books countless times by this point, they are just a set of movies I sometimes put on late at night when I want something sunny to brighten my mood. I will also say that I had previously tried searching for news of another Enola Holmes adventure, but my search proved for naught for I found nothing to indicate that another adventure would be provided ever again. Which cemented my disappointment, dear reader, for I felt that the last Enola book was not the ending the series deserved.

THIS in the ending the series deserved.

And now without further ado, the rest of the review.

Enola Holmes has just finished attending the service of her former landlady when she hears the sound of a bell ringing. Needing to find the source of the unusual sound, she searches the cemetery until she finds the bell attached to a new headstone with a line leading into the ground of the freshly dug grave beneath it. Summoning help, Enola unearths a young woman, Trevina Trairom, who after her ordeal has lost her memory and Enola, spurred to help the lost, decides to take Trevina home with her and endeavors to help her regain her memory and find out why she was buried alive. At the same time, her brother Sherlock has come into conflict with Professor Moriarty, which leaves Enola on her own, as always, to figure out what had befallen Trevina to lead her to such a tragic fate. As the story continues, Enola proves once and for all, her rightful place as an honorable member of the Holmes family alongside her respectable siblings.

I can still remember the feeling of disappointment I had when I reached the end of Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose. I read my little review over again and still feel how meh I felt about the epilogue, which usually gave enough of a wrap-up from either Enola or Sherlock that I would feel somewhat buoyed by the parting sentiment from those last few pages. That was not the case with the last book and I immediately went searching for news that there would be another book. If I remember correctly, and obviously I was wrong because here is the book, but I could have sworn I saw some statements that indicated there would not be another publication. I distinctly remember that and it was in my last review, so it was SOMEWHERE, but now it's false so I guess it doesn't matter anyhow.

If you'll allow me, I'll explain a little more about my fascination with all things Holmes adjacent. You see, a long time ago, I took a class at university entitled, Detective Fiction and Film. Part of the syllabus had students reading some of the original Sherlock Holmes adventures and I'm sorry to say, I did not care for them. I'll wait a moment for the sounds outrage or disbelief to end and now I will say, I KNOW, they just didn't really click with me and I haven't read them since. Still, it has not discouraged me from finding other books that are Sherlock related for me to enjoy. If it has something mildly related to the lore and is a mystery, I'll try it. Which is why a series of books about the much younger sister of the Holmes siblings seemed to be the perfect fit for me. And it turned out that it was and continues to be a favorite series of mine. I'm also so ecstatic to report that this book turned out to be everything I expected for one last hurrah for a favorite character.

In this book, Enola does what she does best, takes in the lost and tries to help them. In this case, the intriguing story of Trevina and her mysterious fate was enough to keep me invested in this book. I literally started reading it last night and finished it this afternoon. Somewhere in the time there I managed to eat, drink, sleep and take care of my kids but yes, I finished this book in a day. I loved every thought that passed through Enola's head. She's a smart young woman who follows the teachings of her mother and manages to one-up her siblings by being brilliant at what she does. She's a master of disguise, plans her clothes to allow for hidden weapons on her person and has amassed a rather large amount of allies, people who are willing to do whatever it takes to help her succeed. By this point in the series, readers should be familiar with Harold, the cab driver, Joddy, the boy in buttons, Mrs. Hudson, Mary Watson and even Florence Nightingale. Each has their own part to play as Enola tries to understand the mastermind villain that would abuse their niece and leave her buried in a cemetery.

I want to talk more about the plot but there has to be a point I don't cross and I can't say more without giving the entire story away. Suffice to say, every clue made me that much more invested in this story. I did not want to stop reading for anything and I'm happy that the experience of reading this was quick even if I wish there was more to read. Still, when I reached the final sentences of the epilogue of this book, I wanted to lift my hands up and cheer. I've already gone back to read it twice more because it was the perfect ending to the series. If this book is actually, well and truly, the LAST Enola Holmes adventure, well then reader, I am supremely satisfied.

Reader, if anything, go back and read this entire series. If you like the movies, you'll love these books. Each adventure is different and fun and Enola is a wonderful character to read about as she grows up into an accomplished perditorian, or a finder of lost things and people. It was a long time coming to this end but it was all worth it to read those final words. Nancy Springer, hats off to you, well done, and bravo.

Rating on my Scale: 10 STARS!!! I loved, loved, LOVED this final book of Enola Holmes and I can't wait to have my copy join its companions on my shelves (even though it has yet another cover redesign, but fine, beggars can't be choosers.) Buy this book for any fan of the mystery genre, that's how much I loved this book and the series overall. And now I bid you adieu, gentle reader, and Happy Halloween!

[PamG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer is the fourth book in The New Adventures of Enola Holmes series and the tenth book in the Enola Holmes series. Enola is the much younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. This historical mystery mainly set in and around London and starts in February 1891. The author blends suspense, a bold protagonist, and humor in this latest case for Enola. There are several previous books in this series, but this one worked well as a standalone. Unlike Sherlock, Enola isn’t fully practicing as a finder of missing persons and things. She’s taking classes at the London Women’s Academy. All of this is very unusual for a young woman in Victorian England.

Enola is attending a funeral when she hears a handbell in the graveyard. Naturally, she must investigate and finds the ringing bell is attached to the tombstone and someone buried within the grave is pulling the string to ring the alarm.

The coffin is soon unearthed and Trevina Trairom is found alive. Enola protects and comforts the girl who is suffering from memory loss. As Enola works to find who Trevina is and why she was buried alive, she finds that Sherlock is working on a related case.

Enola is a likeable character; she’s is witty, thoughtful, outgoing, smart, logical, independent, spirited, and a master of disguises. She has a knack for finding the lost and missing, whether it is people or things. She also stands by her friends and won’t let anything stop her from helping them. The chemistry between Enola and her brothers creates an entertaining dynamic. Trevina is spirited, intelligent, suffering from memory loss, and feels like she is in danger.

The world-building was excellent and made it easy to visualize the people and settings. The atmosphere felt right and resulted in a strong sense of time and place. However, the story was somewhat overly descriptive at times which slowed the book’s pacing. The prologue was extremely slow making it harder to get into the flow of the story. However, after that, it took off. Themes of family, friendship, protecting others, murder, assault, lifestyle, treatment and expectations of women, and abuse are woven into the plot. The voice of the epilogue was a surprise and showed some family relationship development. It will be interesting to see where this goes in the future.

Overall, this book was an entertaining and enjoyable historical mystery. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series. Readers that enjoy young adult historical mysteries will likely enjoy this series.

St. Martin’s Press – Wednesday Books and Nancy Springer provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own. The publication date is currently set for February 10, 2026.
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My 3.73 rounded to 4 stars review is coming soon.

[Sandy Quill · Rating 4 out of 5]

My thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books/St. Martin's Publishing for the ARC of "Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin" in exchange for an honest review.

This can't be anything but the happiest news of all of us followers of the feisty, independent and indomitable young sibling of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, as created by author Nancy Springer. And even fans of Sherlock Holmes who've never sampled this series might want to join up with this one.........which pits young Enola and her legendary detective big brother against no less than the 'Napoleon of Crime' himself, Professor Moriarity.

Enola's entry into the mystery begins with her literally unearthing a helpless young woman who's been buried alive., yet sealed in a coffin with a breathing apparatus and a bell with which the victimized girl can summon rescuers. What kind of twisted, malignant mind could conceive of such a thing? Let's just say it won't be long before you can stop guessing.

As Enola nurses the traumatized girl, Trevonia, back to health, the pieces of the tortured girl's memory begin to assemble, clearing up the puzzle of her origins and at whose hands she suffered such physical torment. Everything points to that forbidding cadaverous gentlemen who occupies a nearby mansion.........and who also commands an army of vicious, murderous thugs who'll stop at nothing to recapture Trevonia.

While Enola dodges and outwits the violent goons pursuing both Trevonia and herself, she finds her brother Sherlock rendered haggard and exhausted from his quest to collect evidence against the fiend at the very heart of all these dark doings........... a certain mysterious professor of mathematics reputed to be London's most notorious criminal Kingpin.

This is simply a terrific fun package of Holmes-ian, lore, action, intrigue and suspense, all of it unfolding across a vivid recreation of late 19th century London. And in Enola, the members of her beloved Women's Club, and the one and only Florence Nightingale, there's some wickedly sharp humor at the expense of the entrenched British patriarchy and the class distinctions of the era.

For all fans of this series and anyone who loves nothing better than a wonderfully atmospheric tour through the world of Holmes, this one's an automatic 'don't miss'.

(My other reviews can also be found at www.thesandyquill.blogspot.com)

[Indra · Rating 4 out of 5]

🕵️‍♀️ Huge thanks to St. Martin's Press for the gifted ARC of Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin! This was my first Enola book and now I totally get the hype 💁🏻‍♀️

We’re dropped straight into 1891 London, where Enola Holmes, younger sister of Sherlock, is attending her old landlady’s funeral. A sad, solemn moment… until she hears a bell ringing from under the ground 🔔😱 In classic Holmes fashion, Enola rushes to investigate and unearths a young woman, Trevina Y. Trairom, who has been buried alive, intentionally. From there, the mystery spins into something bigger than she expected, one that eventually leads straight into the path of the infamous Professor Moriarty 😈 and even her famous brother himself.

📚 This was such a fun, fast-paced mystery! I wasn’t sure what to expect jumping in at book ten, but the writing gave just enough context without overexplaining. I loved the balance of Victorian detail, the eerie gothic tone of the graveyard scenes, and Enola’s fierce independence. She's clever, determined, and more than capable of solving a mystery in her own right, Sherlock who?

🖤 What I loved:
• That opening scene was straight out of a Victorian horror film, in the best way
• A sharp heroine with a sharp tongue. Enola has bite and brains
• Love how the case connected to classic Holmes lore but still felt original
• Florence Nightingale cameo 👀
• Trevina was such an intriguing mystery in herself
• Enola and Sherlock actually working side by side (!!)

🤷🏻‍♀️ What I didn’t love:
• Some of the logic leaps felt a bit quick, like Enola already had answers before the reader had a chance to think
• Trevina’s arc, while chilling, was a bit rushed in the end
• I would’ve loved a deeper emotional dive into the sibling dynamic

That said, this was a great intro to the series for me. It works on its own but definitely has me curious to go back and read from the beginning. If you love mysteries with Victorian vibes, a dash of danger, and a heroine who doesn’t wait for permission to act, you’ll love Enola too 🕯️💪

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
💐🔍⚰️🕯️

[C.R. Comacchio · Rating 5 out of 5]

My thanks to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for an ARC of this book.

Having enjoyed the two Netflix films about Enola Holmes, younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft, with my granddaughter, I was startled to learn that children’s/YA writer Nancy Springer is currently on her 10th book in the series. This is definitely an ‘all ages’ read despite its classification, or at least for those 12 years old and up.

The book contains a solid and somewhat macabre mystery, that Enola, who styles herself a Perditorian because of her uncanny ability to locate lost objects, is determined to solve. But she soon finds herself caught up in helping her infinitely more famous sleuth-brother, Sherlock, who has taken up a case that seems related. There is plenty of madcap running around, lots of witty exchanges between the siblings, moments of danger, and a truly awful villain. In sum, the book has all the hallmarks of the Arthur Conan Doyle originals, ramped up somewhat because the featured character is a fearless young woman.

Set in 1891, the author beautifully conveys the historical context of Victorian England. Her historical characters, such as the ‘Lady with the Lamp,’ Florence Nightingale, are given a dose of whimsy but are otherwise respectfully portrayed as the important social figures that they were. Her writing hilariously mimics the ´proper,’ patronizing style then popular among the middle classes, especially women readers, except when Enola speaks in her own rather less refined voice.

Whether you are familiar or not with the streaming series or the previous books, Enola is absolutely a charming, brilliant, feisty, resourceful gem of a young woman who still misses her equally unconventional mother—who purposefully named her ‘Alone’ spelled backwards to encourage her independence. And she feels stifled by her loving but, in her view, overprotective brothers. In this installment, she learns a valuable lesson about their importance in her life. Nancy Springer has won me over with Book 10, and now I have nine Enola Holmes stories to catch up on.

[Shakella "The Singing Bibliophile" Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Set in Victorian London, the familiar backdrop of every Sherlock Holmes tale, this story reintroduced me to Enola Holmes, a character I first met about three years ago. As a longtime Sherlock fan, diving headfirst into Enola’s world felt natural, and I was quickly reminded why she’s such a compelling heroine.
Enola, Sherlock’s younger sister, carries a spark that instantly brings Anne of Green Gables to mind: stubborn yet respectful, sharp-witted, and unintentionally funny. That balance creates genuine moments of levity even as the stakes rise. When Enola’s landlord dies, events take a chilling turn. After the funeral, a mysterious bell chimes in the graveyard, leading Enola to uncover a young woman, Trevina, who has been buried alive.
This discovery places Enola squarely in the middle of a larger mystery, one her brother Sherlock is also investigating, centered on Trevina’s family and her ominous uncle, Moriarty. While I’ve started to drift away from YA in general, this novel pulled me right back in. The writing is strong, the pacing engaging, and Enola herself feels every bit as clever and impulsive as her famous brother, with that same “act first, analyze later” energy.
Enola is bright, fearless, and endlessly interesting, and the atmospheric depiction of Victorian London only enhances her story. If you’re a Sherlock Holmes fan, this is an easy recommendation.

Having the ability to double back and listen to the audiobook made this book wrap around me like a blanket. Matt Biddulph and Tamaryn Payne add such depth to the characters, pulling you into the scenes. The chamber pot scene had me screaming with laughter, while the story of Trevina and her mother was heartbreaking! The audiobook added more emotion than I had felt when I read it. This was perfect after reading the book. I think I would have enjoyed reading this one tandem.

Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio | Macmillan Young Listeners, and Nancy Springer for the ARC of this novel and for allowing me to share my honest opinion of my reading experience.

[A Bit Bookish Co. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Bookish Co. Review
Enola Holmes & the Clanging Coffin
5 ⭐️
by Nancy Springer
🦖 2025 Book 57/150 📚
Book # 10 of the Enola Holmes Mysteries

The latest adventure of Enola Holmes is spectacular. Exciting, twisty, and fun in a perfect Victorian era London, home to everyone’s favorite famed sleuth. Enola has gained quite a life for herself. She is beloved by the Professional Women’s Club, THE Florence Nightingale, and nearly everyone who meets her- with the exception of her two much senior to her, older brothers. At 17 years old, she is still a little girl in their eyes and Enola desires to be perceived, as a peer of theirs. She finds herself embroiled in a mystery again, while sitting graveside for an interment of an elderly female friend. A tiny ringing bell clangs through the air, and she appears to be the only person who has heard it. At the conclusion of the services, she bolts toward the sound. What she finds there, horrifies her to be bones, as it is everyone’s nightmare in Victorian England. A beautiful young woman, buried alive, in an haphazard plot. Dichotomies reign with a very expensive name plate, upon the most cut-price coffin. Someone buried her quickly, in an unassigned position plot, but took the time to install the safety coffin system- a bell to ring, if ever buried alive.
Enola scrambles to free this woman from her entombment and stumbles headfirst into the dangerous world of the most dastardly criminal in London. Will Enola prove clever enough to match wits with the Master?

This is a MUST READ - 5 Star ⭐️ YA of 2026, I absolutely adored it! Well researched, intellectual, creative and brilliant storytelling at its’ finest. It is with great anticipation that I await the next installment of our favorite female detective’s exploits. I was honored to receive an ARC and am thrilled to share my experience with this fantastic novel!

[Sarah-Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin is the fourth volume in Nancy Springer's Enola Holmes mystery series. I read the first two volumes and enjoyed them (I haven't read the third)—and want to report that this series is developing nicely. The characters seem increasingly genuine and the relationships among them are effectively signaled with small gestures and turns of phrase. Enola is becoming an canny investigator; Springer is turning what was already good into even better.

One of the tricks Springer has to manage with this series is making the characters of Sherlock and Mycroft her own while honoring their existence as Conan Doyle created them. The Holmes reticence remains intact, but the two brothers are beginning to find reasons for respecting Enola, who they first viewed as "female"— meaning of limited intellect and ill-suited to any kind of adventure. Sherlock and Mycroft are learning how very wrong they were.

In this volume Enola attends the funeral of her former governess, then hears a clanging as she's leaving the cemetery. As some of you may have already guessed, that clanging is a coffin bell, designed to allow someone accidentally buried alive to call for rescue. The young woman in the coffin has no memory of who she is, so Enola takes the girl under her wing. But within days, it becomes very clear that a powerful criminal gang is hunting for the girl, and Enola's efforts to hide her keep falling short.

This is offered as a YA title, but it works perfectly well as an adult read.
• Holmesian
• Fan of feisty young women
• Reader of lively historical fiction
• (Mostly) cozy mystery reader
If you fit into any of these, categories you're in for a treat with Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin.

I received a free electronic review copy of this title from the publisher via Edelweiss; the opinions are my own.

[Anneka Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️ - audiobook ALC
Thank you Macmillan Audio, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley for this ALC!

Well, that was jolly good fun! I watched the first Enola movie ages ago and really enjoyed it so I jumped on the chance of reading the newest novel! And I’ll say, Enola, you won’t be seeing the last of me. This was an engaging cozier YA mystery that is delectable as an audiobook. Enola is witty, determined, and an independent adolescent adept at finding lost things. Slotted aside the well-known Holmes brothers, her character feels well-suited and her dynamic with her brothers feels like a broken-in pair of shoes. Trevina was a fun character and I liked her and Enola’s dynamic. Despite this being my first Enola read, it reads fine as a standalone, and I’m sure even more of Enola’s frequent acquaintances and locations are given more background in earlier books. A lot of the initial mystery backstory is given in the prologue and sometimes I was waiting to go even deeper or face our named adversary a bit sooner (given the synopsis), as well as sit with the emotions of the end, but I’m not sure if that’s this type of novel. The Doyle canon seemed more sided with the OG Sherlock lore, but I haven’t read an original YET to know for sure.

Tamaryn Payne brings Enola’s voice to life through Springer’s colorful dialogue paired with voices; it made for an engaging listen!
You could feel Enola’s energy very much like she was telling this story to me. Matthew Biddulph narrated the epilogue is a surprising POV, that brings the character to life.

Narration:
Performance：★ ★ ★ ★
Character Separation: ★ ★ ★ ★
Diction: ★ ★ ★ ★
Pacing/ Flow: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Sound Effects: none

Characters/Depth/Growth - 8
Atmosphere - 8
World Building/Historical Accuracy - 8
Writing Style - 9
Pacing - 8
Plot / Conflict - 8
Dialogue - 8
Intrigue / Creativity - 7
Romance/Relationships - 8
Enjoyment - 10
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