Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery
by Larry Millett
American Chronicles of John H. Watson, M.D. (3)
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Sherlock Holmes is bored between cases at 221B Baker Street. So when King Oskar II of Sweden-who has heard of the discovery of the Kensington Rune Stone by a farmer in Minnesota-asks to engage his services, Holmes jumps at the chance to decipher the runes and determine whether the find is real or a hoax. With Dr. John H. Watson by his side, faithfully recording every detail, Holmes makes his way to Minnesota for a third time. But, in the first of many strange and unfortunate coincidences, show more the farmer who found the mysterious stone is murdered, and the stone itself is stolen on the day ... show lessTags
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Like all Sherlock Holmes books, there will be people who like an author and dislike an author. I personally greatly enjoyed this particular Sherlock Holmes series written by Larry Millet. The style of writing is very interesting and very simular to the other Holmes stories written by Millet. However, if you are expecting a book in the pictureque styles of Dr. Doyle and Dr. Bell you will be disappointed. Millet's Holmes stories are more to the tee of an Indiana Jones type than that of the Bell-Doyle Holmes character. If you prefer a Doyle Holmes over a Jones Holmes than I recommend Val Andrews or Barry Day over Larry Millet. However, if you prefer having Holmes as a secondary character in a Indiana Jones type book than you should enjoy show more the somewhat grotesque SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ICE PALACE MURDERS. [Amazon] show less
First read Arthur Conan Doyle. There are surpisingly few stories. If you like Conan Doyle's Watson and Holmes, try Larry Millett's transportation of them to Minnesota! He has the 'voice' down pat. There are a number of modern writers who have extended Watson's stories of Holmes' adventures and Millett is my favorite.
As I'm a sherlockian from Minnesota, this entire series made me immensely happy. It gets the details exactly right, and the footnotes in the back to explain certain details really helped.
A solid Sherlock Holmes mystery. The same witty men, but as always, a classic and unforgettable story.
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Larry Millett is a columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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- Canonical title
- Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery
- People/Characters
- Sherlock Holmes; John H. Watson (M.D.); Shadwell Rafferty
- Important places
- Minnesota, USA; Alexandria, Minnesota, USA; Douglas County, Minnesota, USA
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- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.55)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 13
- ASINs
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