Cover Page -- Also by Larry Millett -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Prologue. A Knife to the Back -- Book I -- 1. "Are You Here?" -- 2. "It Is the Darkest of Days" -- 3. "I Give You My Promise" -- Book II -- 4. "Was That a Gunshot?" -- 5. "We Are Entering Deep and Dangerous Waters" -- 6. "I Took Him up to the Sixth Floor" -- 7. "There Is Still Much We Must Learn" -- Book III -- 8. The Blackmailer -- 9. "I Must Warn You to Be Careful" -- 10. "We Must Dig and Dig" -- 11. The Policeman -- 12. "You Are Sniffing at the Clouds" -- 13. "The Mystery Deepens" -- 14. The Poet
15. "You Are Being Insolent" -- Book IV -- 16. "She Is a Woman Who Makes Arrangements" -- 17. "How Old Do You Suppose He Is?" -- 18. The Priest -- 19. "I Fear for Your Soul" -- 20. "We Are Tangled Up in a Web of Lies" -- 21. The Politicians -- 22. "We're Always Just a Step Behind" -- 23. "We Are on the Cusp" -- 24. "I Pose No Threat to You" -- 25. "We May Have No Other Choice" -- 26. "The Game Is Afoot!" -- Book V -- 27. Convergence -- 28. "You Are a Monster" -- 29. "How I Wish He Were Still Here!" -- 30. "May He Rest in Peace" -- Epilogue. There Were Reports of His Death -- About the Author
Summary
"When news of Shadwell Rafferty's death reaches SherlockHolmes, the world's most famous detective and his redoubtable companion Watson rush to Minnesota to hunt for their friend's killer. Set amid the glittering society and sordid underworld of 1928 St. Paul, Larry Millett's ninth and final Shadwell Rafferty mystery takes readers through the serpentine twists of Rafferty's fatal investigation"-- Provided by publisher
