Set during a bitter streetcar strike and amid the clandestine activities of a ruthless commission charged with enforcing wartime patriotism, Larry Millett has created a classic and perfectly executed locked-room mystery in the great tradition of John Dickson Carr. From locked rooms and civil unrest to murder and wartime paranoia, The Magic Bullet presents Raffertys most challenging case, and its gripping conclusionwith a timely assist from Sherlock Holmesfinds both Rafferty and Millett at the top of their games.