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Summary: THE Winter Carnival
Review: If you have ever heard of Sherlock Holmes, the Winter Carnival or St. Paul, MN, this is a MUST READ !! If you haven't heard of any of these, that's even MORE of a reason to read this book, its a 1 sitting book, I could hardly put it down to go to work!! What a great way to learn the history of my adopted homwtown!
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Summary: THE Winter Carnival
Review: If you have ever heard of Sherlock Holmes, the Winter Carnival or St. Paul, MN, this is a MUST READ !! If you haven't heard of any of these, that's even MORE of a reason to read this book, its a 1 sitting book, I could hardly put it down to go to work!! What a great way to learn the history of my adopted homwtown!
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Summary: Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders
Review: Larry Millett combines his knowledge of the history of the Twin Cities with a mystery involving Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. So how does it come off? This is one of the better Sherlock Holmes pastiche I have read, and believe me, I've read a LOT of them.The history lessons I received from reading the book are a definite treat since I visit the Twin Cities several times a year and know the areas talked about. But even if you are not familiar with the Minnesota cities, a map and Millett's detailed descriptions help the reader visualize the cities at the turn of the century. The Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson characterizations are very good; there are not too many instances where the reader would say "Oh, come on. Holmes would never do that." That is how I judge pastiches. I thought this story the best of the first three Larry Millett/Sherlock Holmes endeavors.
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Summary: Great History along with a Good Mystery
Review: Larry Millett combines his knowledge of the history of the Twin Cities with a mystery involving Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. So how does it come off? This is one of the better Sherlock Holmes pastiche I have read, and believe me, I've read a LOT of them. The history lessons I received from reading the book are a definite treat since I visit the Twin Cities several times a year and know the areas talked about. But even if you are not familiar with the Minnesota cities, a map and Millett's detailed descriptions help the reader visualize the cities at the turn of the century. The Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson characterizations are very good; there are not too many instances where the reader would say "Oh, come on. Holmes would never do that." That is how I judge pastiches. I thought this story the best of the first three Larry Millett/Sherlock Holmes endeavors.
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Summary: Larry Millett is better at writing Sherlock Holmes mysteries
Review: Larry Millett is better at writing Sherlock Holmes mysteries than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders has all the period charm of the originals, and in Shad Rafferty a new character who makes the fun of the hunt all the more exciting. This book is a winner!
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Summary: OK, I'm a heretic, but I loved this book
Review: Many of the other Amazon reviewers have taken this book to task because it's not by Arthur Conan Doyle. I say, all to the good. Though Millett is not always successful at bringing Holmes to life, this is never less than interesting and always fun to read, more fun than Doyle's original stories. I find the narrator's voice (Watson) to be accurate enough and the supporting characters are a colorful bunch. My only quibbles are with the footnotes (too many of them, on the history of St. Paul, are simply there to show off Millett's research) and with the fact that the identity of the killer is kept artificially hidden from the reader long after both Holmes and Watson know it. Otherwise, a grand read. I'd rather read more Millett than more Doyle!
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Summary: Ice Palace Murders
Review: Mr. Millett does not capture the feel of the original Sherlock Holmes stores. Not only is it lacking in staying true to the character, the plot is virtually transparant. The only thing that is striking about Holmes' deductions is how often Watson comments on the brilliance of Holms' deductions. I'm sure Mr. Rathbone would be pleased with the book since it's a lot like his movies.
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Summary: a tale with an excellent sense of place and time
Review: Mr. Millett's a historian as well as a talented writer. I think his perfect sense of place and time more than compensates for any minor changes in deductive tactics by the great Mr. Holmes. Heck, maybe Sherlock was having an off day. Or maybe the relentless Minnesota cold was getting to him! Either way, it's a gruesome tale, tidied up by Watson, and presented quite convincingly by Millett.
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Summary: Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders
Review: Of the four Sherlock Holmes stories Millett has written, this one is the best. The plot is well set, and the characters are really interesting, especially Shadwell Rafferty. The ending is unpredictable and exciting, and you would never have guessed who the villian was.
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Summary: This dish is served cold
Review: The second Sherlock Holmes book from the pen of Larry Millet, this one is an improvement on the first - which was quite good in any case. At the end of 'Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon', Watson makes reference to this case. Holmes and Watson are again summoned to St. Pauls in Minnesota to investigate the fact that the son of a friend of Holmes' American patron has gone missing. Shortly after Holmes' arrival, he discover gruesome proof that the missing man was murdered. What distinguishes this book from its predecessor is that there is no spectre of an impending disaster - a great fire that is hinted at from the beginning of the earlier book - we instead have no idea exactly what the climax of the story is likely to be. The cast of characters is probably stronger, and in particular the addition of St. Pauls-based former policeman, bar owner and sometime detective Shad Rafferty who is great - a hint at the end of this book suggests that Rafferty will be back in Millet's third book 'Sherlock Holmes and the Runestone Mystery'. Possibly a little slow, it is however in line with the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the depictions of Holmes and Watson is pleasingly in line with their originals - a task that sometimes proves elusive to other writers.
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