The Valley of Fear: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Valley of Fear is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Doyle, Arthur Conan (1859–1930).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Valley of Fear" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a novel first published in 1915. When Sherlock Holmes receives a coded warning about danger to a country gentleman named Douglas, he arrives too late—Douglas has been murdered at his moated manor house. As Holmes investigates the puzzling crime scene, he uncovers connections to a secret society and a dangerous past in America's coal mining valleys, where violent men pursued deadly vengeance under the shadow of Professor Moriarty.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Valley of Fear
- Author credits: Doyle, Arthur Conan (1859–1930)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Detective and mystery stories
- Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
- Category: Novels
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