Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance

By: Larry Millett

Narrated by: Steve Hendrickson

As the city of Minneapolis prepares for a visit from President William McKinley, someone else prepares for murder. On the day before the visit, a union activist is found hanged, naked, outside a ruined mansion. A placard around his neck reads "THE SECRET ALLIANCE HAS SPOKEN." Who is the alliance? What does it want? How was the victim involved with the city's corrupt mayor? And why did he possess a photograph of a prominent citizen in a compromising position? Shadwell Rafferty searches for answers, encountering bribery, corruption, union organizers, anarchists, and conspiracy, putting himself in danger. But as luck would have it, his old friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson are on their way.

In this fourth installment of Larry Millett's Minnesota Mystery series, Shadwell Rafferty commands center stage in a brand-new city. Packed with Millett's signature historical and architectural detail, this book is deviously delightful.

©2001 Lawrence Millett (P)2018 Audio-Visceral Productions

Still pretty good

Not as good as the first three. Telling the story from three different perspectives ruined the mystery aspects and detective guesswork for me a bit but still a good read overall.

Journals Don’t Have Dialogue

I didn’t mind having the newly discovered lost journals of John Watson at the beginning of the previous books to set the stage, but in this book the journal is part of the entire story. It is incredulous to believe that a journal that’s 1/3 of the content of a book has complete dialogue between the characters who are only identified by their initials. It was painful to listen to.

decent story but strung on too long

Could've condensed/edited 2 hours out of story and not missed anything....I hope this isn't a trend for future books...

Loved it!

Another knock out of the park with both Holmes and Rafferty!
A sign is discovered around a dead man’s neck and how is the famous Rat-Man involved?

Just say the names.

I had a problem with the use of letters. H instead of Holmes W instead of Watson ect. I get it that's how it was written. Just say the names.