Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle

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The Valley of Fear is the fourth and last novel in the Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published as a book in February 1915, though it also appeared in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 to May 1915. The Valley of Fear is a story about a mysterious murder in Birlstone, beautiful countryside in England. John Douglas of Birlstone Manor House is killed, and the mystery around his murder is mind-blowing and much more intense than any of the previous Sherlock Holmes stories. The story also introduces the character of Professor James Moriarty, the elite criminal mastermind, for the first time in the series. However, much like the first two novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four, the crimes in this story too have their roots in the past. The story takes us backs to the Valley of Vermissa, a mining town in the United States. The journey introduces us to the Scowrers, a secret society of criminals that are wreaking havoc on the day-to-day life in the valley. Interestingly, the story has two tipping points, almost like two distinct climaxes, that blew me away. The first - the point when the flamboyant detective solves the mystery, and two - the point when the story from flashback comes to its end. No matter how smart you think you are, there's no way one can anticipate what Sir Arthur has in store. Most importantly, the end of the story has compelled me to read the entire collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories for one reason only - to learn more about James Moriarty, and those who've seen the Sherlock Holmes BBC series, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, will know why so.

The Valley of Fear

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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published late in 1893 with 1894 date.It was the second collection featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, following The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Like the first it was illustrated by Sidney Paget.The twelve stories were originally published in The Strand Magazine from December 1892 to December 1893 as The Adventures number 13 to 24. For instance, "The Final Problem" was published under the subheading "XXIV.--The Adventure of the Final Problem."Doyle determined that these would be the last Holmes stories, and intended to kill off the character in "The Final Problem". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes novel in 1901-1902, The Hound of the Baskervilles, set before "The Final Problem". Next year a new series, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, begins with the aftermath of "The Final Problem", in which it is revealed that Holmes actually survived.

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle

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