Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery Hardback - 1999

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Another thrilling adventure for Sherlock Holmes featuring Shadwell Rafferty, an intriguing Irish saloon keeper and part-time private investigator whose somewhat unorthodox techniques and extraordinary powers of deduction rival even those of the greatest detective in literary history. This time Holmes and Watson are on a mission for Oskar II, King of Sweden. It seems a stone bearing what may be a medieval runic inscription has been found by a farmer in western Minnesota. The inscription is purported to be the work of a band of Viking explorers in 1362, and if genuine, would be the archaeological find of the century. Holmes' task is to investigate the authenticity of the stone for the king -- who is thinking of buying it for a regal sum. He returns again with Watson to Minnesota, only to find that the farmer, Olaf Wahlgren, has been murdered, and the stone is missing. With Shadwell Rafferty at his side, Holmes experiences surprising twists and turns as they try to identify Wahlgren's killer, locate the rune stone, and establish whether it is real or fake.