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Set during a bitter streetcar strike and amid the clandestine activities of a ruthless commission charged with enforcing wartime patriotism, Larry Millett has created a classic and perfectly executed locked-room mystery in the great tradition of John Dickson Carr. From locked rooms and civil unrest to murder and wartime paranoia, The Magic Bullet presents Rafferty's most challenging case, and its gripping conclusion—with a timely assist from Sherlock Holmes—finds both Rafferty and Millett at the top of their games.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Book I. The Magic Bullet 1. "We Were Dead Wrong" 2. "May God Have Mercy on Our Poor Souls" 3. "I Need You Now More Than Ever" 4. "Wait until the Inspector Hears about This" 5. "This Will Save Me a Lot of Trouble" 6. "I Am Thinking He Is Up to No Good" 7. "These Men Have Business with Me" 8. "This Is a Rum Case All Around" 9. "I Wish You Good Luck" Book II. The Terrorist 10. "I'm Sure He'll Have Much to Tell Us" 11. "This Is a Thing I Do Not Like" 12. "We'll Talk Again Soon" 13. "Something about It Looks Familiar" 14. "Not Exactly" 15. "It Is a Matter of Life and Death" 16. "We'll Find Her" 17. "I Have Bad News" 18. "This Is War" 19. "Everything Is Going to Hell" Book III. The Dodge Fragment Book IV. Secrets of the Locked Room 20. "I Fear We Are Not Done with This Business Yet" 21. "Inside Job" 22. "Do You See What It Must Be?" 23. "There Could Be Blood on Our Hands" 24. "Come Meet the Murderer of Artemus Dodge" 25. "I Do the Best I Can" Epilogue: "The Best Saloonkeeper and Finest Detective" Author's Note

About the Author :
Larry Millett was a reporter and architecture critic for the St. Paul Pioneer Press for thirty years. He is the author of fifteen books, including five other mystery novels in the series featuring Sherlock Holmes and Shadwell Rafferty, all forthcoming in new editions from the University of Minnesota Press.

Review :
"Millett’s excellent sixth Sherlock Holmes pastiche featuring Shadwell Rafferty offers a tantalizing, impossible crime. . . . John Dickson Carr fans will appreciate this intelligent homage to the master of the locked-room mystery." -Publishers Weekly, starred review  "Diabolically clever . . . This book works, first of all, as a classic locked-room puzzle in the John Dickson Carr tradition. It brings back the World War I look and feel of old St. Paul (Minnesotans, especially, will love this series, as will anyone interested in architecture), along with an expert overview of the tensions (a streetcar strike, civil unrest) of the time. Engaging characters and a hold-your-breath plot also make this one an all-around winner." -Booklist  "Strongly recommended, especially for fans of locked room mysteries." -Mystery Scene Magazine  "Larry Millett’s pen remains as sharp as a bullet. The Magic Bullet is sure to introduce the classic locked-room mystery to a whole new generation of mystery lovers. And what a mystery! I found the story’s twists and turns through the streets of my old hometown both dazzling and maddening at the same time." -Steve Thayer, author of The Weatherman and Saint Mudd "Diabolically clever . . . This book works, first of all, as a classic locked-room puzzle in the John Dickson Carr tradition. It brings back the World War I look and feel of old St. Paul (Minnesotans, especially, will love this series, as will anyone interested in architecture), along with an expert overview of the tensions (a streetcar strike, civil unrest) of the time. Engaging characters and a hold-your-breath plot also make this one an all-around winner." -Booklist


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780816674800
  • Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Locked Room Mystery
  • ISBN-10: 0816674809
  • Publisher Date: 24 Mar 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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