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Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon: A Minnesota Mystery

Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell, Book 1

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Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon: A Minnesota Mystery

By: Larry Millett
Narrated by: Steve Hendrickson
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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.

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i was hard to stop listening to story very gripping and overwhelming story, Awesome.

gripping

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Very good story of Holmes in America. Well worth listening. This story and other like this from modern authors expand the Holmes universe and makes it better and more interesting and complex.

Very good story of Holmes in America.

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This is one of the better SH pastiches written in a similar style to the ACD originals. You’ll have to put up with some ‘pants’, ‘sidewalks’, ‘suspenders’ and a few other Americanisms that do grate a bit. The reader (obviously American) does quite a good job on Holmes and Watson and the many American characters with some, er, ‘interesting’ foreign accents thrown in. Definitely better than some of the other truly awful readers of the many other non ACD Holmes stories out there. Overall a good story with some memorable scenes and an authentic feel to it. I see there are 8 books in the series and I suspect that the credibiility of H & W making so many visits to Minisota will be stretched severely but I’ll certaining try a few of them.

One of the better pastiches

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Having collected all Holmes books over the years I didn't know what to expect or think when I came across this book . I am happy to say that I enjoyed this tail very much and would recommend it .

Unexpectedly enjoyed this book a great narrator .

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A ripping yarn, sometimes a bit confusing but ultimately we’ll written and performed. I’m English and yes some of the terms did slightly irk but the characterisation and plot surpassed the minor irritations

Fun but a bit convoluted!

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