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Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (A Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book)
Larry Millett
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Description for Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (A Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book)
paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
The year is 1896, and St. Paul’s magnificent Winter Carnival is under way when Holmes and Watson are summoned by the city’s most powerful man, railroad magnate James J. Hill. A wealthy young man disappears on the eve of his wedding—and his fiancée suspiciously discards her wedding dress. After a grisly discovery in the carnival’s Ice Palace leads to a flurry of clues, Holmes is on the case. His pursuit of the murderer takes him through the highest echelons of St. Paul society and into cahoots with Shadwell Rafferty, a gregarious saloonkeeper and part-time private investigator. Soon Holmes, Watson, and ... Read more
The year is 1896, and St. Paul’s magnificent Winter Carnival is under way when Holmes and Watson are summoned by the city’s most powerful man, railroad magnate James J. Hill. A wealthy young man disappears on the eve of his wedding—and his fiancée suspiciously discards her wedding dress. After a grisly discovery in the carnival’s Ice Palace leads to a flurry of clues, Holmes is on the case. His pursuit of the murderer takes him through the highest echelons of St. Paul society and into cahoots with Shadwell Rafferty, a gregarious saloonkeeper and part-time private investigator. Soon Holmes, Watson, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816674824
SKU
V9780816674824
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About Larry Millett
Larry Millett was a reporter and architecture critic for the St. Paul Pioneer Press for thirty years. He is the author of fifteen books, including five other mystery novels in the series featuring Sherlock Holmes and Shadwell Rafferty, all forthcoming in new editions from the University of Minnesota Press.
Reviews for Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (A Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book)
"The real triumph here is Rafferty, who lights up each scene in which he appears, adding a distinctly American bounce to a solid, complex mystery distinguished by its vibrant portrayal of nineteenth-century St. Paul. Holmes fans may feel free to tip their deerstalkers." —Publishers Weekly "Larry Millett comes close to perfection in re-creating two of literature’s most enduring characters. Read ... Read more