Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon, Larry Millett
Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon, Larry Millett
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Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon
A Minnesota Mystery

Author: Larry Millett

Narrator: Steve Hendrickson

Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 06/28/2016

Synopsis

In the summer of 1994, a workman at the historic mansion of railroad baron James J. Hill in St. Paul, Minnesota, stumbles on a long-hidden wall safe. When experts arrive to open the safe and examine its contents, they make an astonishing discovery. There, inside, is a handwritten manuscript bearing the signature of John H. Watson, MD. The manuscript contains the story of how Sherlock Holmes and Watson traveled to Minnesota to track a murderous arsonist—known only as the Red Demon—who is threatening both Hill and his Great Northern Railway.Set against the backdrop of the real, devastating Hinckley forest fire of 1894, Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon is the tense and atmospheric first novel in Larry Millett’s classic series of adventures that brought Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to Minnesota.

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 Anastasia

Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon by Larry Millet is the first book in the Sherlock Holmes in Minnesota mystery series. Sherlock Holmes is called in when threats are made against railroad tycoon James Hill and his Great Northern Railway by an arsonist known as the Red Demon. I enjoyed this book very......more

Goodreads review by Kayt

Really a 2.5. The last fourth of this book were interesting, but unfortunately I had to slog through the other 3/4 to find it. A quick summary: Sherlock Holmes has been asked to catch the "Red Demon," a person sending threatening notes and setting fires around the railroads of American tycoon Mr. Hil......more

Goodreads review by Mary Ann

Oh, what a delicious book! I'm one of those Sherlock Holmes wackos who check out everything Holmes. Millett surely has the gift. His Watson, although not quite so bumblingly stupid as Nigel Bruce in the Basil Rathbone films, is nevertheless pretty dumb. (Although beloved in their roles by many, both......more

Quotes

“One of the best Holmeses since the originals.” John Sandford, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“An eminently credible adventure for fans of the magnificent consulting detective.” San Jose Mercury News

“The real and devastating Hinckley, Minnesota, fire of 1894 serves as the historical backdrop…[and] the final duel between Holmes and the Red Demon on a burning trestle is gripping.” Publishers Weekly

“Narrator Steve Hendrickson deftly captures the tone of this story, based on a real 1894 event…Millett’s characters are wonderful eccentrics who come alive in Hendrickson’s lively presentation. Most entertaining is his rendering of the good-natured sparring between Holmes and Watson as they ‘go native’ in dress and speech. When they close in on the perpetrator, they must visit Mother Mary’s brothel, which is Hendrickson’s finest moment. The closing battle between Holmes and the Red Demon on a railroad trestle offers listeners a delicious sense of déjà vu.” AudioFile

“Not only is his Minnesota history excellent, but his history of Sherlock Holmes and his adventures is remarkable. A classic mystery.” Steve Thayer, author of Ithaca Falls

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