When Sherlock Holmes receives a bungled tip-off from one of the agents of his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, the great detective hopes to avoid a murderous crime and bring the would-be assassin to justice. But on being informed soon afterwards that one John Douglas of Birlstone Manor has been found with his head blown apart by a shotgun, he realizes that he is too late. And so begins an enthralling tale of revenge, vigilantism and secret societies, one that transports the reader from the English countryside to the violent world of the American frontier of the 1860s.The fourth and final novel in the Sherlock Holmes canon, originally published in the Strand magazine between September 1914 and May 1915, The Valley of Fear is a riveting whodunit that showcases all of the classic elements that have ensured the enduring popularity of the stories featuring Conan Doyle’s most famous creation.Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) is the celebrated author of many adventure novels, including The Lost World and The Poison Belt, and the creator of the hugely popular detective stories of Sherlock Holmes.
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Autor | Arthur Conan Doyle |
Anul | 2023 |
Dimensiuni | l: 12.9cm | H: 19.8cm | 2.5cm | 453g |
Editura | Alma Classics |
ISBN | 9781847498939 |
Limba | Engleza |
Pagini | 188 |
Format | Softcover |
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Arthur Conan Doyle a fost un scriitor şi medic britanic, cunoscut în special pentru personajul său de fictiune maiestuos, detectivul Sherlock Holmes. Născut pe data de 22 mai 1859 în Edinburgh, Scoţia, Conan Doyle a studiat medicina la Universitatea din Edinburgh, înainte de a se stabili ca medic în Southsea, Marea Britanie.
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