On the eve of President William McKinley's visit to Minneapolis in 1899, the body of a young union activist is found strung naked from a tree outside a ruined mansion with a placard around his neck bearing the ominous words THE SECRET ALLIANCE HAS SPOKEN. As Shadwell Rafferty, a local saloonkeeper with a passion for "the detectin' game," embarks on his first solo case, he soon uncovers more questions than answers. As the puzzle deepens and the dangers mount, Rafferty is joined, just in time, by his old friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Filled with rich history, superb suspense, and vivid characters, this is a magnificent addition to Larry Millett's wonderfully entertaining series of Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

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