{"product_id":"mysterious-tales-of-old-minneapolis-hardcover","title":"Mysterious Tales of Old Minneapolis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Millett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree novellas of murder and mystery in nineteenth-century Minneapolis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e OWNER DIES UNDER STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES AT MINNEAPOLIS MILL! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e HOTEL BELLMAN FOUND DEAD IN OSCAR WILDE'S ROOM! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e $10,000 REWARD FOR DISCOVERING MY MURDERER! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These headlines are just the beginning as Larry Millett returns to the scene of the crime in three tales of intrigue and murder in historic Minneapolis. The mind that brought us the intrepid Shadwell Rafferty now introduces three unlikely but talented new detectives--in-laws Sophia Westerly and Annie Nichols, and the incomparable Oscar Wilde--who are thrown into murder investigations amid flour milling, literary culture, and labor organizing in the burgeoning city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder at the Falls\u003c\/i\u003e takes us to the Perfection Flour Mill at St. Anthony Falls when one owner turns up dead under grotesque circumstances and suspicion lands on the other, plunging the city into a frenzy of dark speculation. In \u003ci\u003eA Wilde Night at the Nicollet House, \u003c\/i\u003eOscar Wilde, in the midst of his 1882 North American tour and spouting witticisms as only he can, teams up with the long-time house detective at the Nicollet House Hotel to search for the murderer of the hotel bell captain found dead in his room. In \u003ci\u003eThe Death Committee, \u003c\/i\u003ea champion lawyer of the working class, convinced his own murder is imminent, arranges for three citizens to investigate his death, with a $10,000 reward going to the one who finds the killer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Shining light on the colorful characters and curious corners of Twin Cities history, \u003ci\u003eMysterious Tales of Old Minneapolis\u003c\/i\u003e brings the nineteenth-century city to vibrant life (and dastardly death) in the spellbinding style that Larry Millett's legion of loyal readers has come to love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Larry Millett is author of ten mysteries that feature Sherlock Holmes and St. Paul detective Shadwell Rafferty, including the collection \u003ci\u003eMysterious Tales of Old St. Paul, \u003c\/i\u003eand his nonfiction works include \u003ci\u003eOnce There Were Castles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMinnesota Modern, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of a Minnesota Book Award--all from the University of Minnesota Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9.22 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52023942971693,"sku":"9781517920470","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/mysterious-tales-of-old-minneapolis-hardcover-5800623.webp?v=1777429387","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/mysterious-tales-of-old-minneapolis-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}