Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders
A Minnesota Mystery Featuring Shadwell Rafferty

Name: Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Larry Millett
ISBN: 9781504795678

Author: Larry Millett

Series: Minnesota Mysteries #2

Narrator: Steve Hendrickson

Unabridged: 11 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 09/13/2016

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction, Private Investigators, Traditional British

Synopsis

When one of Minnesota’s wealthiest scions goes missing, it’s up to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to track a cold-blooded killer.The year is 1896, and the magnificent winter carnival is under way in St. Paul, Minnesota, when Holmes and Watson are summoned by the city’s most powerful man, railroad magnate James J. Hill. A wealthy young man has disappeared 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 saloon owner and part-time private investigator. Soon Holmes, Watson, and Rafferty are embroiled in a perilous adventure that takes them from one frozen corner of the city to another and out onto the treacherous ice of the Mississippi River as they trail a cruel and ruthless killer.

About Larry Millett

Larry Millett is the author of mystery novels that feature Sherlock Holmes and St. Paul detective Shadwell Rafferty, all published by the University of Minnesota Press. His nonfiction works include Lost Twin Cities, Once There Were Castles, and Minnesota Modern, winner of a Minnesota Book Award.

About Steve Hendrickson

Steve Hendrickson has been a professional actor for over thirty years. A graduate of Yale School of Drama, he has appeared in theaters across the country. His audio projects include Archibald Finch and the Lost Witches and The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, among others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laur on February 07, 2021

The beginning of the mystery really had me engaged. Imagine finding the head of a man frozen in a block of ice being built into an ice palace. Thus sets the scene for Sherlock Holmes and Watson to solve. Where's the rest of the body? Who killed him? Why? Was his finance involved? Why did she return......more

Goodreads review by Anastasia on March 06, 2019

Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders by Larry Millet is the 2nd book in the Sherlock Holmes in Minnesota Mystery series. A wealthy man disappears before his wedding and his severed head is found in a block of ice in the ice palace. Holmes and watson are soon on the case, assisted by pub owner......more

Goodreads review by dOnnabud on October 10, 2020

The interactions between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson with the rugged pioneers and merchant princes of frigid St. Paul, Minnesota in January, 1896 were very entertaining. They mystery kept me engaged and guessing until nearly the last page. The resolution was completely unexpected and very satisfy......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on August 04, 2011

This spin on Sherlock Holmes does not disappoint from the opening pages. The author, Larry Millett is from St. Paul, Minnesota and adds chapter notes and other details to give the reader a sense of his journey in respecting the integrity of the original Sherlock Holmes books. If you're looking for s......more

Goodreads review by David on September 13, 2009

Holmes and Watson live again in this delightful novel that continues the legend 75 years after the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written from the perspective of Dr. Watson, Holmes and his loyal sidekick journey from London to the wilds of 1896 St. Paul, Minnesota to investigate the murder of a mi......more

Quotes

“Narrator Steve Hendrickson deftly shifts from American to English and Irish accents as he portrays the characters, including a Holmes who is warmer than the original and a Watson who is wittier and more confident. Hendrickson vividly delivers the book’s descriptions of a Minnesota winter…Hendrickson’s best creation is crafty Irish barkeep Shadwell Rafferty, who helps Holmes and Watson understand the alien land they find themselves in. An unanticipated and deeply moving conclusion will move listeners to tears.” AudioFile

“Millett’s Holmes is a fair replica of Conan Doyle’s original, but the real triumph here is Rafferty, who lights up each scene in which he appears, adding a distinctively 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

“Murder, blackmail, and revenge in the snow-covered city of St. Paul? Millett knows the history of the area and has done a good job of capturing the personalities of Holmes and Watson…A new Sherlockian pastiche is a treat.” Library Journal

“A rattling good mystery with a well-hidden villain.” Kirkus Reviews