The cover page is adapted from The Valley of Fear, a painting completed in 1915 by Frank Wiles. The cover and title pages feature the League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by The League of Moveable Type. www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
The Valley of Fear
Chapters (15)
- Part I: The Tragedy of Birlstone: I: The Warning 0:00
- II: Sherlock Holmes Discourses 20:39
- III: The Tragedy of Birlstone 38:11
- IV: Darkness 59:11
- V: The People of the Drama 1:23:11
- VI: A Dawning Light 1:47:40
- VII: The Solution 2:17:02
- Part II: The Scowrers: I: The Man 2:52:47
- II: The Bodymaster 3:11:31
- III: Lodge 341, Vermissa 3:46:28
- IV: The Valley of Fear 4:20:15
- V: The Darkest Hour 4:42:38
- VI: Danger 5:10:44
- VII: The Trapping of Birdy Edwards 5:31:30
- Epilogue 5:53:49
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The Valley of Fear is the final novel in the Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story originally appeared over several issues of the monthly Strand Magazine in late 1914 before being published as a standalone work. While Doyle would continue to publish Sherlock Holmes short stories until 1927, The Valley of Fear remains Holmes’ final long-form appearance.
In the novel, Holmes and his assistant Watson are called to assist with an investigation into the murder of John Douglas, a man shot in his own home at point-blank range with a shotgun. As evidence is examined and witnesses within the house are questioned, Holmes uncovers holes in testimonies and a connection to a secret society that no one wishes to discuss.