Results for "Millett, Larry"

Tales of murder and revenge: the early exploits of detective Shadwell Rafferty Shadwell Rafferty’s last case may have led to his murder, but naturally—and happily, for followers of the indefatigable St. Paul detective—there’s more to the story. Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul gathers three novellas... Read More about Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul: Three Cases Featuring Shadwell Rafferty

Let architecture critic Larry Millett be your guide to one of the most picturesque neighborhoods in the Twin Cities, a treasure trove of architectural styles and storied homes. Whether you are gazing at the magnificnet James J. Hill House or the lovely little Virginia Street Church, this guideb... Read More about AIA Guide to St. Paul's Summit Avenue and Hill District

In his popular Strange Days, Dangerous Nights, Larry Millett delivered Weegee-style images of midwestern noir from the photo files of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He returns with a focus on the "dangerous"-murder cases from the forties and fifties, memorialized in telling photographs. There is Arthur... Read More about Murder Has a Public Face: Crime and Punishment in the Speed Graphic Era

Stripped of its original Tiffany light fixtures, lamps, and stained-glass panels, a Lowry Hill mansion was returned to its original grandeur after an owner bought back many of these furnishings. A family in Winona has spent three decades slowly uncovering a landmark Victorian’s hidden beauty. Minnea... Read More about Minnesota's Own: Preserving Our Grand Homes

The ninth and final Minnesota mystery, in which Shadwell Rafferty, with the inimitable Sherlock Holmes, may have solved his own murder​   Like many mysteries, this one begins with a murder. But in this case the victim happens to be the detective, on the verge of revealing the culprit in an ea... Read More about Rafferty's Last Case: A Minnesota Mystery featuring Sherlock Holmes