Sherlock Holmes, investigating an English country house murder, uncovers the grim story of The Valley of Fear.
In this mining valley in the United States a secret society made life a nightmare. cold-blooded murder of women and children... intimidation... two men, bitter rivals in love...
One man broke this regime of terror. Hatred and revenge followed him across the Atlantic to his English home. But in the final sequel to these events Sherlock Holmes sees the hand of that criminal genius, Professor Moriarty.
Thrilling mystery in the first half, unnecessary (but intriguing) backstory in the second half.
My full review of this book: daariga.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/the-valley-of-fear/
