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Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- Sherlock Holmes and Watson investigate a murder in a country mansion, a man shot in the face with a sawn off shotgun. Things quickly prove not to be as they seem. But what does the murder have to do with the Valley of Fear... It is a good mystery based around the murder of the owner of a mansion which is surrounded by a moat. The murderer's escape route seems to be clear, but how did he get into the mansion when the draw bridge was up. There are many more puzzles to be solved. Of course, as always, the police detectives quickly come to the obvious conclusions, whilst Holmes thinks laterally until he arrives at the truth. The clues are scattered liberally throughout the text for the pleasure of the reader. The first part abruptly leads to the second part of the book. The second story is about "the scourers" in a mining community in North America. They are a goup of men who terrorise the Valley of Fear using their Freemasons' Lodge as their cover and meeting place. A violent and terrible death is on the cards for anyone who crosses them or who tries to bring them to justice. This is an exciting and action-packed tale. What has this got to do with the murder which occurred in the opening chapter? Well, you know that there is some connection, but the layers are peeled off slowly, and the final knots are not tied until towards the end of the book. A nice read from the master. Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1537114778
ISBN13:9781537114774
Release Date:August 2016
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:136 Pages
Weight:0.42 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Great book, very different from other Sherlock Holmes books with the exception of "A Study On Scarle
Published by Landon Moore , 3 years ago
Very interesting book. One of the best Sherlock Holmes stories.
Spectacular
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
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
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
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
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
'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
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
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.
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