The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. An encrypted message that Sherlock Holmes received from Porlock, an associate of Holmes’ nemesis, Professor Moriarty, brings the detective and his companion Dr Watson to a country manor where they are preceded by either a murder or a suicide.
Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish author and physician, best known for his detective stories featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Born in Edinburgh in 1859, Doyle trained as a doctor before pursuing a career in writing. He published his …
