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The Valley of Fear

Arthur Conan Doyle · A Sherlock Holmes classic of secrets and deduction

Public-domain classic by Arthur Conan Doyle · New NovelSpell edition

£3.85

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A coded warning reaches Sherlock Holmes too late: beyond a raised drawbridge, a violent death defies the household’s version of events.

At a moated Sussex manor, the physical clues do not tally with the household’s accounts. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and Inspector Alec MacDonald must weigh conflicting testimony to uncover the truth. The danger behind an earlier warning remains unexplained, and those responsible may yet escape justice. Published in 1915, the novel draws its tension from the exacting business of making an explanation fit the evidence.

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The Valley of Fear was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and is now in the public domain. This is a new NovelSpell edition with a new cover.

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Paperback: 180 pages

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Author
Arthur Conan Doyle
Length
56,761 words
Estimated reading time
3 hours, 48 minutes
eBook formats
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Book language
English

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