The Valley of Fear
- First published
- 1915
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Valley of Fear" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a novel first published in 1915. In this fourth Sherlock Holmes mystery, the detective receives a coded warning about a plot against a country gentleman named Douglas. When Holmes arrives to investigate, he discovers Douglas has been murdered at his moated manor house. The case leads to dark secrets involving American coal miners, a corrupt trade union, and the dangerous Professor Moriarty. Holmes must unravel a mystery that spans two continents and threatens more lives.
- Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character)
- Private investigators
- Detective and mystery stories
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #3289. The Valley of Fear on Wikipedia.
