Stumped on this YA detective series? Crack the case with this crossword clue!

As soon as I saw the crossword clue “‘The ___ Holmes Mysteries’ (young adult detective series)”, I knew that the answer had to be a character’s name. My mind immediately went to Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective character created by Arthur Conan Doyle. However, I knew that this was a young adult series, which meant that the protagonist would have to be someone else. After a few moments of brainstorming, I remembered hearing about a series called “The Enola Holmes Mysteries“, which follows the adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister, Enola. I quickly jotted down the letters for the first clue, and the answer ‘ENOLA‘ fell into place.

This deduction was based on some contextual insights related to Sherlock Holmes, his younger brother Mycroft and the mention of “young adult detective series” which automatically prompted me to think of Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister. Having knowledge about mystery book series centered around Sherlock Holmes and closely related characters certainly helped in quickly and efficiently arriving at the answer.