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Work detailsThe Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Author) (1914)
 KimMR | Apr 2, 2013 |  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. There are a LOT of editions on here, and I got tired of scrolling. However, the Jacobi reading was great fun. (  ) bunwat | Mar 30, 2013 | THE BEST OF THE SHERLOCK HOLMES BOOKS! lithium.phosphorus | Dec 27, 2012 | Fan of Sir Arthur Canon Doyle ( ) devendradave | Dec 10, 2012 | 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 out the story was going in the direction I was hoping it would. Details about that would spoil too much of the fun of this story.) ( ) JonathanGorman | Nov 24, 2012 | no reviews | add a review Is contained inThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes: Complete Illustrated Novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Complete Sherlock Holmes Long Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume II (Bantam Classic) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes - Edição Completa: Romances e Contos by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Is expanded in
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0140057102, Paperback)To the police it is a formidable case and they are grateful for the razor brain of the great detective Sherlock Holmes. There are perplexing details - wedding ring missing together with one dumb-bell, the odd behaviour of the widow and a card inscribed "VV 341" lying by the faceless body.(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:19:38 -0500) Holmes and Watson investigate the brutal murder of a wealthy American. (summary from another edition) |
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Ten editions of this book were published by Audible.com.
Penguin AustraliaTwo editions of this book were published by Penguin Australia.
Editions: 0141035447, 0241952972
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So far this is my least favourite of the Sherlock Holmes novels. Holmes appears and solves the mystery, of course, but most of the book consists of back story in which neither Holmes nor Watson appear. There is nothing at all wrong with the prose, but the narrative, while interesting enough, is hardly compelling. Overall, I much prefer [b:A Study in Scarlet|102868|A Study in Scarlet|Arthur Conan Doyle|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266472643s/102868.jpg|1997473] and [b:The Hound of the Baskervilles|8921|The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes #5)|Arthur Conan Doyle|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311281165s/8921.jpg|3311984]. There is simply not enough Holmes in this one for my taste. (