The Valley of Fear, A Sherlock Holmes Novel

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Book Overview

The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. The story was first published... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B001CDE62C
• Release Date: January 1914
• Publisher: The Review of Reviews Com.
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great book, very different from other Sherlock Holmes books with the exception of "A Study On Scarle

Very interesting book. One of the best Sherlock Holmes stories.

Spectacular

Hard Case Crime is on a roll. "Honey in His Mouth" by Dent, "Corpse Wore Pasties", and now the classic "Valley of Fear" have turned this series into a must read. Back to the Valley...back to the Freemen...John McMurdo finds himself in Vermissa Valley and under the thumb of the Scowrerers and the evil McGinty. Meanwhile, back in England, the death of sir Douglass of Birlston draws Holmes in. Two continents, one connected mystery, one great literary adventure. The "Valley of Fear" is Arthur Conan Doyle at his narrative best, in a long awaitied reprinting. Even as an avid Holmes fan, I had NOT read this one. My Holmes collection is complete. Glenn Orbik contributes a splendid cover. (Can Lost World be far behind?) Superb.

Classic Doyle

The last of the four Sherlock Holmes novels, and one of the two best. It contains more detection in its first section than The Hound of the Baskervilles, with Holmes (off-stage for much of The Hound) actively investigating the murder at Birlstone, and drawing his ever-fascinating deductions from raincoats and dumb-bells; indeed it is the only pure detective story among the four, with the reader given every opportunity to solve the crime. Although the solution is justly famous, it is but a variation on "The Norwood Builder," at much greater length. The second half of the tale concerns the doings of the Pinkerton agent Birdy Edwardes in the eponymous Valley, terrorised by the Freemasons, a gripping and powerful account which is perhaps of greater interest than the detection.

THE VALLEY OF FEAR

'The Valley of Fear'. A real page turner but what makes it most memorable for me is not that Holmes is at his best, but Conan Doyle is. After reading this book I recommend you to read this book because it was a suspense story. The whole story moves around Mcginty who was a big criminal in the valley of vermisa also called the valley of fear. There was only one person who could face to that criminal and his name was Jack McMurdo. He behaved as a gangster and he had taken many risks in his life and he was not afraid to take more risks. Don't miss 'The Valley of Fear'. It's terrifying, exciting, and best of all, real.

The Best Holmes Novel

This is probably the best of the Holmes novels. Like all of them (and the short stories) it is near impossible to put down, and leaves you awestruck at Holmes's genius. Doyle's writing style is extremely impressive as always, his characters seem so very real! This book is believable, a true masterpiece of mystery literature, and in the top tier of the long list of the great English detective stories. It just doesn't get any better than this. Even the long section without Holmes and Watson in it ("The Scowers") is enjoyable to read, and not boring (unlike the Mormon part in a Study In Scarlet). Highly reccommended.