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Receiving a mysterious cypher message from a Fred Porlock, apparent agent of the infamous Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson set about deciphering the message, taking them into the mysterious murder of John Douglas. The connection between the murder and the message from Porlock creates the basis for this new Sherlock mystery, the last novel written by Doyle featuring the famous detective.

The Valley of Fear is the fourth novel Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about private detective Sherlock Holmes. First published serially in The Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915, this novel was published as a book three months before its serialization was complete. Doyle went on to write more Sherlock Holmes stories, but The Valley of Fear was his last novel about the character. This novel is the only one of the four in which criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty appears, and one of only two stories by Doyle in which Moriarty plays a direct role; despite the prominence that later ...

Receiving a mysterious cypher message from a Fred Porlock, apparent agent of the infamous Professor Moriarty, Holmes and Watson set about deciphering the message, taking them into the mysterious murder of John Douglas. The connection between the murder and the message from Porlock creates the basis for this new Sherlock mystery, the last novel written by Doyle featuring the famous detective. - Summary by David Clarke

"The Valley of Fear" is a detective novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Published in 1915, it is one of the four Sherlock Holmes novels and is known for its intriguing blend of mystery, suspense, and elements of a detective thriller.The story is divided into two parts: the first part, set in London, follows Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. John Watson as they investigate a murder that appears to be connected to a secret society known as the "Scowrers." Holmes employs his brilliant deductive skills to unravel the mysteries ...