Moriarty is blameless in the eyes of the law but Holmes knows him to be "the controlling brain of the underworld." Together Holmes and Watson decipher Porlock's message as indicating that a man named John Douglas residing at Birlstone is in danger. Porlock occasionally sends Holmes insider information. It was first published in serial form in the Strand Magazine from September 1914 to May 1915.Īt the outset of the novel Sherlock Holmes receives a message from Fred Porlock, an agent to Professor Moriarty. The artwork used for the cover is 'The Valley of Fear' by Frank Wiles.The Valley of Fear is a mystery novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and was the last of the four Sherlock Holmes novels written by the author. Production notes: This ebook of The Valley of Fear was published by Global Grey in 2018, and updated on the 9th March 2023. This book has 57,772 words, 109 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1915. While Conan Doyle did go on to publish more short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear was his last appearance in a full-length novel. They discover that Douglas had a secret past, having been a member of a secret society called the Eminent Order of Freemen, and as they dig deeper, they uncover a web of intrigue involving a vengeful ex-member of the Eminent Order of Freemen, a traitor within the group, and a plot to steal a fortune in gold from the local bank. Sherlock Holmes is brought in to help solve the case, and with the help of his trusted ally, Dr. The novel begins with a mysterious murder in a country manor called Birlstone, where a wealthy American named John Douglas is found dead with a bullet in his head. The Valley of Fear is a detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1915. Home Ebooks Articles Buy Collections Donate F.A.Q About Contact Search ☰Īvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats.
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