Finding his inner Sherlock Holmes
By
Jon Tatting
The ECM Post Review
April 19, 2012
Millett has enjoyed writing about Minnesota buildings and their history, as evident through his nonfiction books including “Lost Twin Cities” and “Twin Cities Then and Now.”
Even in fiction, he likes to put a human face to buildings, that is, to weave the history of buildings into stories and people.
Reporting for the Pioneer Press from ‘72 until ‘84, he took advantage of an opportunity to study architecture at the University of Michigan. Upon returning to St. Paul in 1985, he became the paper’s first architectural critic until he retired in 2002.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon The first novel in the series that brought Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John D. Watson to turn-of-the-century Minnesota
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Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders When one of St. Paul’s wealthiest scions loses his head—literally—it’s up to Holmes and Watson to track a cold-blooded killer
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The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes Nonstop suspense unfolds as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel from London to New York to Chicago in pursuit of a vicious and cunning killer
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Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson come to Minnesota, on the trail of the famous Kensington Rune Stone
