The Valley of Fear
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The Valley of Fear

by Arthur Conan Doyle

1914•Mystery•206 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimehistoricalfresh & originalwholesomeintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeAn intricate mystery, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Even Sherlock Holmes, well-accustomed to the bizarre, finds the elements of this case unusual; the scene of the crime, a moated English country house; the wapon, a very American sawed-off shotgun; the bereaved, strangely dry-eyed; and the solution, backward in time and deep in a VALLEY OF FEAR...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

English Detective and mystery storiesPrivate investigatorsPrivate investigators in fictionDetective and mystery storiesChinese Detective and mystery storiesEnglandJapanese languageKrimi

Details

Author
Arthur Conan Doyle
Published
1914
Pages
206
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