Sherlock Holmes: The Valley Of Fear (Paperback)

from john257hopper

This is the least well known of the four of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novellae. It is very similar in structure and indeed in theme to A Study in Scarlet. The murder is solved half way through (with an interesting twist) and then the second half is the back story of the killer, showing why th...

from bunwat

The prose is elegant and witty, the plot has holes you could drive a herd of unionizers through, and the characterization is terrific. Its a classic for a reason. I "read" the audio version with Derek Jacobi as the reader, but have not yet been able to find that edition to use for my review. Ther...

from nx74defiant

The first part is the mystery Sherlock must solve. He points out how for a book code you need the same version of a book for a book based code. The 2nd part is the back story of the main character of the 1st part when he was in America.

from JonathanGorman

Similar to his first book, this is really two novellas compressed into one, with a Holmes story first, then a short novel about one of the characters in the mystery. Perhaps the first bit is a little long for what it is, but I enjoyed the second part quite a bit. (I must admit, I was glad to find...

from Caitak

Actually enjoyed the second part (which didn't really feature Sherlock Holmes until the very end) more than the first part. Loved the twist at the end and the way it all linked back to the original case. Really liked the fact that Arthur Conan Doyle had created such a huge backstory for his chara...