Sherlock Holmes and the rune stone mystery /
Sherlock Holmes is bored between cases at 221B Baker Street. So when King Oskar II of Sweden-who has heard of the discovery of the Kensington Rune Stone by a farmer in Minnesota-asks to engage his services, Holmes jumps at the chance to decipher the runes and determine whether the find is real or a...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st University of Minnesota Press ed. |
| Series: | Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | Sherlock Holmes is bored between cases at 221B Baker Street. So when King Oskar II of Sweden-who has heard of the discovery of the Kensington Rune Stone by a farmer in Minnesota-asks to engage his services, Holmes jumps at the chance to decipher the runes and determine whether the find is real or a hoax. With Dr. John H. Watson by his side, faithfully recording every detail, Holmes makes his way to Minnesota for a third time. But, in the first of many strange and unfortunate coincidences, the farmer who found the mysterious stone is murdered, and the stone itself is stolen on the day ... |
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| Item Description: | "A Minnesota mystery featuring Shadwell Rafferty." Originally published: Viking Penguin, 1999. Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780816680269 0816680264 |
