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The Valley of Fear

The Valley of Fear

by Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

BookID: 3776

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- FictionPrivate investigators -- England -- FictionDetective and mystery stories

Description

"The Valley of Fear" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a novel first published in 1915. When Sherlock Holmes receives a coded warning about danger to a country gentleman named Douglas, he arrives too late—Douglas has been murdered at his moated manor house. As Holmes investigates the puzzling crime scene, he uncovers connections to a secret society and a dangerous past in America's coal mining valleys, where violent men pursued deadly vengeance under the shadow of Professor Moriarty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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