finalnovel, The Valley of Fear (1915) and two more collections of short stories, His Last Bow Holmes (1927). In total, Conan Doyle wrote four Sherlock Holmes novels and fifty-six short stories. However, as we have already seen, he did not want to be remembered only as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. He wrote books of historical fiction The Valley of Fear" merupakan novel terakhirnya dan diterbitkan pertama kali pada tahun 1914. Novel ini didasarkan pada eksploitasi kehidupan nyata dari Molly Maguires dan agen Pinkerton, James McParland. Pada awal cerita, Sherlock Holmes menerima pesan dari Fred Porlock, agen Profesor Moriarty. Thispage is a complete list of Sherlock episodes, arranged by series. There have been four series, each consisting of three 90 minute long episodes, one each written by Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Steve Thompson per series. Directors to date include Paul McGuigan, who has directed four episodes, and Euros Lyn, Toby Haynes, Jeremy Lovering, Colm McCarthy, and Nick Hurran, who have all TheValley of Fear. Synopsis. Doyle's final novel featuring the beloved sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, brings the detective and his friend to a country manor where they are preceded by either a murder or a suicide. A secretive organization lies culprit and an infiltration of it is in order. The four Sherlock Holmes novels are: A Study in Scarlet, Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was an author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, whic SherlockHolmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. Complete Collection (the Greatest Detective Stories Ever Written: The Sign Of Four, The Hound Of The Baskervilles, The Valley Of Fear, A Study In Scarlet And Many More) Author: Doyle Arthur Conan; Publisher Crammedfull of adventure, mystery and of course one or two rather brilliant deductions, The Valley Of Fear is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's thrilling final Sherlock Holmes novel brought to life in this spectacular new stage adaptation. A mysterious, coded message is received, a warning of imminent danger, drawing Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr Watson into a tale of intrigue and murder SynopsisThe Valley of Fear is the last Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in book form in 1915. Loosely based on the activities of the secret Irish organization that was the Molly Maguires and of undercover Pinkerton agent James McParland, the novel is split into two parts. TheValley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle is one of many stories about Doyle's famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. At the beginning of this novel, Holmes gets a message from one of Professor Moriarty's agents—Fred Porlock. From time to time, Porlock sends Sherlock inside information about Moriarty's endeavors. Despite the fact that the law sees Moriarty as innocent, Sherlock firmly believes him to be the puppet master of a criminal underworld. Douglastelah dibunuh dengan raifal yang telah dipotong larasnya, sejenis senjata Amerika. Watson mencurigai isteri mangsa dan sahabat baik mangsa yang bernama Cecil Barker, kerana mereka kelihatan seperti menyembunyikan sesuatu. Manakala pihak polis pula mempunyai teori mereka sendiri, yang walau bagaimanapun diketawakan Holmes. P9ET7. The Valley of Fear, published in 1915, is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle also wrote 56 short stories.Sherlock Holmes receives a coded message indicating that a man named John Douglas is targeted for murder by Professor Moriarty's criminal organization. Holmes and Watson are too late to stop the murder, which presents a puzzle somehow the killer managed to shoot Douglas and escape, despite using a shotgun which alerted the household, and despite the drawbridge to Douglas's mansion being raised up for the night. Suspicion falls on Douglas's friend who was visiting, and then Douglas's strangely unconcerned wife, before Holmes discovers the truth of the mystery, which dates back to Douglas's involvement with a secret society in a coal mining district of page is for tropes specific to the novel. For general tropes relating to Sherlock Holmes, see the Sherlock Holmes spoilers below. Valley of Fear, though the least-read book in the series, contains some of the best plot turns. It is highly recommended you read it before scrolling Ambiguous Situation As critic Kyle Freeman notes in his introduction to Barnes & Nobles' second compilation of the Holmes canon, Douglas' killing of the Scowrer agent may have been less accidental and more cold-bloodedly proactive, even if it could be written off as self-defense either way. Freeman goes on to note how oddly quiet Holmes is during the denouement instead of congratulating Douglas polishing off an Asshole Victim and securing safety for his family, and additionally wonders just how plausible it is that a Pinkerton Agent could infiltrate a murderous gang for so long without being obligated to do some heinous things himself to keep his cover. Ambiguous Syntax The final chapter title, "The Trapping of Birdy Edwards"; the apparent object is really the subject. Really, it stretches the boundaries of idiomatic English so far that it's not really so much "ambiguous" as "just this side of lying". Bluffing the Murderer It's actually impossible to drain the moat, but Holmes tricks Barker into thinking they're going to drain the moat, which leads Barker to try and retrieve some incriminating evidence. The Book Cipher Holmes decrypts a message enciphered with a book cipher by deducing which book had been used as a key text. He does at one point get tripped up because the book was an almanac and it was January - Holmes first attempted to use the almanac for the new year, while the informant used the almanac for the previous year. Curtain Camouflage Douglas spots the assassin's shoes peeking out from behind the curtain. Don't Create a Martyr Morris cautions the other Freemen about this when they contemplate killing a newspaper man who had been critical of the group. Don't Sneak Up on Me Like That! McMurdo's girlfriend sneaks up on him while he's writing a letter and gets attackedIf she had expected to startle him, she certainly succeeded; but only in turn to be startled herself. With a tiger spring he turned on her, and his right hand was feeling for her throat. Downer Ending Moriarty's killers finally get to Douglas. Even Evil Has Standards As vile as Boss McGinty is, even he's repulsed by Evans Pott, who's implied to be the overall leader of the Scowrers. Faking the Dead Douglas has the idea of dressing the assassin in his clothes after the assassin's face is blown off by the shotgun. Funetik Aksent MacDonald the Scottish policeman renders "consider" as "conseedar". Garden of Love Subverted. While investigating the victim's death, Watson finds the widow and the dead man's best friend laughing merrily in the garden. Their attitude makes him think they killed the husband to pursue an affair in peace, as neither looks particularly distraught by the death. They both know the husband is actually alive, as they helped disguise the would-be assassin's corpse as his own. Genre Shift The first half is a bona fide mystery story. The second half is much more like a western — or an early example of hard-boiled detective fiction. Gun Struggle Baldwin and Douglas fight over a shotgun; Douglas wins when the gun goes off in Baldwin's face. The Ghost Moriarty is never seen in person throughout the novel but his sinister presence is keenly felt. Hero Killer Moriarty. He has a rep to maintain. Hypocrite The Scowrer criminal gang, and particularly their leader Bodymaster McGinty, justify their crimes as part of class warfare They extort money from the corporations that are exploiting the workers and strike against the wealthy capitalists. Doyle, however, spends several paragraphs explaining just how well-attired McGinty is, and as the story progresses he dresses more and more extravagantly, adding layers of gold and diamonds, while still claiming that he is fighting for the worker against the wealthy capitalists. Also he totally fails to use the powers of his public office to which he is elected through initimidation for the benefit of the working class; he levies enormous taxes and embezzles the money instead of spending it on public works. Identical Stranger After a shotgun to the face and a change of clothes, Baldwin is left identical to Douglas. Initiation Ceremony Though McMurdo is already a member of the Freemen, the Scowrers have their own ritual for new members, which climaxes with them being branded with the lodge symbol. Inspired by… As Doyle mentions in the introduction, the second half of the story is based on Allan Pinkerton's account of how his agency infiltrated the Molly Maguires. I Own This Town Nothing happens in Vermissa without Bodymaster McGinty's say-so. I Shall Taunt You In the epilogue, Moriarty sends Holmes a taunting telegram - "Dear me, Mr. Holmes dear me!" just before Holmes is informed Douglas has been lost overboard. The Irish Mob Clearer in the source material by Allan Pinkerton. Here, it seems more like everyone connected with the Scowrers just so happens to have an Irish surname. Make It Look Like an Accident How Moriarty's operatives ultimately take care of Edwards when he and his wife flee to South Africa. Edwards 'falls overboard' in a gale off Saint Helena. Holmes even cites this trope when Barker informs him. Master Forger McMurdo presents himself as a forger, showing Boss McGinty several coins which "never saw the Philadelphia Mint" and look indistinguishable from real coins, managing to hide his equipment in a single small room even when the police come calling. In fact they were likely real, since McMurdo is actually a Pinkerton Agent infiltrating the Scowrers. Minion with an F in Evil Morris is a member of the Scowrers, but only joined because he was discovered to be a Freeman once he moved to the Vermissa Valley. He is the only member who tries to tone down the amount of killings and bloodshed the gang commits, and warns the protagonist John McMurdo to find a way out. The Mole the protagonist is revealed to be an undercover Pinkerton agent. Nice Job Breaking It, Hero Holmes is arguably indirectly responsible for Douglas' death at the hands of Moriarty. If he hadn't gone down to Birlstone or if he had heeded Mrs. Douglas' cryptic plea for assistance, then Douglas might have been able to fake his death. The BBC Radio 4 adaptation actually has Holmes beat himself up over the matter until Watson consoles him by pointing out that if Moriarty is really good as Holmes says he, the outcome would've been the same anyway. One-Steve Limit Averted. John McMurdo, the alias used by Birdy Edwards when joining the Scowrers, is unrelated to McMurdo the prize fighter who once went up against Holmes in a boxing match as mentioned in The Sign of the Four. Additionally, there are a myriad of Johns named John Douglas and John "Jack" McMurdo both of which turn out to be an alias for Birdy Edwards, Boss John "Jack" McGinty and, naturally, Dr. John Watson. Additionally, though it's only mentioned once, Captain Marvin's first name is Teddy, the same as Teddy Baldwin's. Opposites Attract Revenge It is likely that Baldwin's particular vendetta against McMurdo wouldn't be of the "pursue him across continents" strength if he hadn't stolen his girl. Pinkerton Detective The Pinkertons have sent Birdy Edwards to the valley to take down the Scowrers. Pragmatic Villainy Brother Morris, member of the vicious, bloodthirsty Scowrer organized crime gang, always urges moderation and restraint, explaining that it is because if the Scowrers push too hard then the citizens and government will eventually get them. Morris further points out that they're already squeezing out many of the smaller mining companies who are selling out to bigger New York and Philadelphia firms whose owners are out of the Scowrers' reach, and who can simply send new management to replace anyone the Scowrers harm. He actually wants to stop the crimes completely, but knows that if he said that he would become their next victim instead. Renegade Splinter Faction Of off-brand Masons, at that. Given Doyle's record at creating outrage with his evil secret societies, it's understandable that he wanted to play this one safe. Sawed-Off Shotgun The intended murder weapon, turned against its user; while totally impractical for the final context in which it was used, a shotgun going off in its first intended site the English countryside, home to many hunts is totally sensible. Secret Handshake McMurdo confirms that he is a member of the Eminent Order of Freemen by performing one of these. Series Continuity Error Here Holmes has already told Watson about Moriarty, but in "The Final Problem", Watson claims to have never heard of him. The mistake is explained when you remember this novel was written well after "The Final Problem". Signature Style This is how Holmes deduces in the epilogue that it was Moriarty, not the Scowerers, who killed Edwards off Saint Helena. Make It Look Like an Accident is a favored style of Moriarty's. Slave to PR The reason why Moriarty has his agents kill Douglas. At first he was content to use his organization to locate Douglas, inform the surviving Scowrers of his location and let their own man do the job. But after Baldwin failed, he took matters into his own hands because as Holmes explains to Mr. Baker, Moriarty's whole reputation rests on the fact that he can't afford to fail a client. Spanner in the Works Douglas' plan was to spend several more months gathering evidence and intel on the Lodge's activities before arresting the gang. Morris' tipoff about the Pinkerton's undercover operative blows these plans out of the water and Douglas has to accelerate his endgame. Suspicious Spending Holmes mentions that Professor Moriarty owned a painting worth many times over his legitimate annual income. At the time, this was the most tangible piece of evidence Holmes could find against Moriarty. Third-Party Peacekeeper When McMurdo and Baldwin are close to starting a fight over both of them dating Elsie, Boss McGinty has to step in to prevent his two best Hired Guns from killing each other. The Unseen Moriarty is mentioned repeatedly throughout the novel, though he never actually appears. Undercover Cop Reveal McMurdo was actually a Pinkerton. Villain with Good Publicity Holmes notes how Moriarty has an impeccable public reputation. Villain Team-Up A variation. Having traced Edwards to Britain, the Scowerers wisely seek out the assistance of their British counterparts-in-crime. They collaborate with Moriarty's syndicate, which uses its resources and network to locate their quarry. We Will Meet Again In the epilogue, when Mr. Barker expresses outrage how nobody can bring Moriarty to justice, Holmes merely replies "I don't say that he can't be beat. But you must give me time - you must give me time!" Wham Line "I am Birdy Edwards!" What Happened to the Mouse? Evans Pott is mentioned as being the overall leader of the Scowrers, so powerful that he even outranks and scares Boss McGinty. However, there's no mention of what happens to him once Douglas destroys McGinty's outfit, which seems to take down the Scowrers' entire racket. Whole Episode Flashback Most of the second half of the novel is Douglas's backstory, explaining why assassins are after him. The X of Y The title is "The Valley of Fear." Xanatos Speed Chess Douglas has to accelerate his endgame against the Lodge once his cover is partially blown. To his credit, he manages to turn it to his advantage and use this to round up the gang. Your Head Asplode The victim "Lying across his chest was a curious weapon, a shotgun with the barrel sawed off a foot in front of the triggers. It was clear that this had been fired at close range and that he had received the whole charge in the face, blowing his head almost to pieces. The triggers had been wired together..." Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes. More books than SparkNotes. The Valley of Fear Summary The Valley of Fear begins with Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective, and Dr. Watson, his comrade and roommate at 221B Baker Street, in mid-conversation. Holmes is puzzling over an encrypted message that he received from Porlock, an associate of Holmes’ nemesis, Professor Moriarty. A second message from Porlock, which was supposed to contain the key to the coded message, soon arrives, stating that he Porlock is afraid of Moriarty’s wrath and will not reveal the purpose of his correspondence. Holmes soon deciphers the message regardless, and discovers that it warns that Douglas of Birlstone is in imminent danger. The two are soon visited by MacDonald, a policeman friend of Holmes, who informs them that this same Douglas has been murdered. Upon inspection of the dead man, it is revealed that he has been killed with a sawed off shotgun, an American weapon. Beside the disfigured body lies a card inscribed ' 341'. Other clues in the room include a bloody footprint on the windowsill, a missing dumb-bell, and the fact that the man’s wedding ring is missing. Another clue discovered soon after is a bicycle, concealed just outside the house grounds. Interrogation of the house servants reveals little, and after Mrs. Douglas, wife of the murdered man, and Cecil Barker, a friend of the family, are questioned, Holmes reveals to Watson that he believes the two are in a conspiracy together. Although the other detectives on the scene share their own theories, Holmes informs Watson that he believes the case hangs entirely on the missing dumb-bell, the one piece of evidence deemed trivial by the police force. Holmes announces that he is going to spend the night alone in the room in which Douglas was murdered, taking nothing with him but Watson’s umbrella. The day after Holmes’ vigil, he reveals to the police force investigating Douglas’ murder that he has solved the case, and asks them to join him in a stakeout that night. During the stakeout, which takes place in the bushes outside of the room in which the crime was committed, Holmes, Watson, and the other detectives witness a man lean out the window and fish something out of the moat that surrounds the house. When the group confronts the figure, they discover it is Cecil Barker, and that the object he has taken from the moat is a bag, weighed down with the missing dumb-bell. Within the bag is a suit of clothing, boots, and a knife. During his stay in the room, Holmes discovered this same bag using the crook of Watson’s umbrella, and put it back to wait for Barker to retrieve it. To the astonishment of the others, Holmes reveals that Douglas is still alive. Upon saying this, a hidden compartment in the room opens, and Douglas himself steps out. Douglas proceeds to explain that he had been hunted for some time by a man named Baldwin, who later attempted to kill him. The two struggled, and Baldwin died when the shotgun went off in his face. With the assistance of his wife and Barker, Douglas concocted a plan to fake his own death, taking advantage of the fact that Baldwin’s disfigured face would prevent an accurate identification. Douglas explains that there are others who would seek his life, and his apparent death would enable him to shake them off forever. Douglas gives Watson a manuscript, which he says details his past life, and tells of the men who wish him dead. After this, the novel shifts to Part II, which deals with Douglas’ life in America. Part II begins with a man named Jack McMurdo, whom we later discover is Douglas. McMurdo journeys to Vermissa Valley, a coal mining district in the western United States. McMurdo expresses an extreme hatred of policemen, which attracts the attention of a man named Scanlan. Scanlan reveals himself to be a member of the order of the Freemen, a society to which McMurdo also belongs. McMurdo soon joins the local lodge of Freemen, headed up by a cruel, violent man named Boss McGinty. It is revealed that the Freemen of this district go by another name the Scowrers, a Mafia-like society that oppresses the people of Vermissa Valley. McMurdo proves to be just as violent as the rest, and he soon becomes a prominent member of the Scowrers. The gang continues their reign of terror without being challenged, until they learn that Birdy Edwards, a Pinkerton detective, is on their trail. McMurdo informs the lodge that he knows who Birdy Edwards is, and he lays a plan to capture him. McMurdo lures Edwards to his apartment, where Boss McGinty and several of the other prominent members of the gang are concealed. McMurdo suddenly turns the tables on the Scowrers by revealing that he himself is Birdy Edwards, and that he joined the lodge only to gain information to use against them. McGinty and several of the others are hanged based on McMurdo’s testimony, and the others are sent to prison. Edwards, knowing the vindictive nature of the gang, disappears, eventually ending up in England, where events play out as detailed in Part I. After Douglas’ remarkable story, Holmes warns the man to remain on his guard, as Moriarty, whom Baldwin contacted to locate Douglas’ whereabouts, will no doubt attempt to kill Douglas himself. Douglas agrees and goes back into hiding. Sometime after Douglas flees England, Holmes receives a cryptic message which reads only “Dear me, Mr. Holmes, dear me!” 319. From this, Holmes deduces that Moriarty, the sender of the note, has succeeded in killing Douglas. Watson and McDonald speculate as to whether or not Moriarty will ever be brought to justice. Holmes assures them that he will capture the Professor, but he needs time in order to do so. The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle is one of many stories about Doyle’s famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. At the beginning of this novel, Holmes gets a message from one of Professor Moriarty’s agents—Fred Porlock. From time to time, Porlock sends Sherlock inside information about Moriarty’s endeavors. Despite the fact that the law sees Moriarty as innocent, Sherlock firmly believes him to be the puppet master of a criminal underworld. Sherlock enlists the help of his friend and sidekick, Dr. Watson, to decode Porlock’s message; from it, they learn that the life of John Douglas, who resides at Birlstone, is in after, Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard informs Sherlock and Watson that Mr. Douglas of Birlstone Manor was found murdered. Sherlock expresses his suspicions that Moriarty was behind Douglas’s murder, but MacDonald doesn’t agree and reminds Sherlock that Professor Moriarty is both respected and educated. Holmes responds that Moriarty owns a painting worth more than forty-thousand pounds, which is suspicious, despite his seven-hundred-pound annual salary. MacDonald agrees this is strange. He accompanies Sherlock and Watson to Birlstone. Douglas was shot in the head at close range near midnight. The manor house is surrounded by a moat and drawbridge, and a regular guest of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas—Cecil Barker—was staying Birlstone on the night of the murder. A sawed-off shotgun was discovered at the crime claims he was upstairs when he heard the gunshot. He says he rushed downstairs and saw the drawbridge was up, and lowered it so help could come. Blood on the window sill suggests someone climbed through the window; Cecil maintains the intruder must have waded through the moat, but can’t explain how said intruder got into the house in the first place. Next to the body, there’s a card with “ written on it. Douglas has a brand on his arm, but it’s not new, and his wedding ring was taken. Holmes observes that Douglas had only one dumbbell, which he thinks is interviews with others in the house, Sherlock learns that Cecil found the body and rang the bell, summoning Mrs. Douglas and the servants. Cecil urged Mrs. Douglas to return to her room, and she readily agreed. Sherlock tells Watson he thinks her agreeing to leave her husband’s body was odd. Cecil reveals that a secret society might have been pursuing Douglas. Sherlock learns Douglas had been married before, but his first wife died from Typhoid, and that he had married his second wife five years earlier. Douglas met Cecil in America, before suddenly leaving for Europe. Cecil and Mrs. Douglas knew that he faced some danger resulting from his time in America, and Mrs. Douglas reveals her husband once mentioned “The Valley of Fear.”Sherlock discovers from Cecil’s slippers that he marked the windowsill with blood. He tells Watson that both Cecil and Mrs. Douglas are lying, but he’s not sure why. He also thinks the housekeeper heard the murder take place because she said she heard a door slamming a half hour before Cecil raised the alarm, and a shotgun, fired at close range, is muffled. It is revealed that the murder weapon is American-made; additionally, an American was seen riding a bicycle around the village. Holmes tells MacDonald to inform Cecil that the moat will be searched the next day; then he, MacDonald, and Watson hide and watch Cecil fish something out of the water that night. They catch Cecil and find that he’s fished out a bundle of clothes—worn by the cycling American—weighed down with a dumbbell. At this point, Mr. Douglas appears, alive, and gives Watson a written account of The Valley of Fear. He explains that he saw Ted Baldwin, an enemy, and expected an attack. The next day, he was attacked in his study; his attacker tried to shoot him. They fought for the gun and Baldwin was shot in the face. Cecil and Mr. Douglas disguised Baldwin as Mr. Douglas, throwing Baldwin’s clothes in the moat and putting Mr. Douglas’s rings on Baldwin—all save his wedding ring, which he could not remove. Baldwin had intended to leave the card that read “ on Mr. Douglas’s body. stands for Vermissa Valley. They both belonged to a secret society, hence the brand on the dead man's arm. Since Baldwin’s death, both Cecil and Mrs. Douglas have covered for Mr. Douglas, who hid in the account Mr. Douglas gave Watson explains why he was hunted. His real name is Birdy Edwards, and he was once a detective for Pinkerton’s in Chicago. He’d infiltrated and destroyed a gang in Vermissa Valley, known as The Valley of Fear. Since then, he was a hunted man. Sherlock warns Mr. Douglas to leave England because a new threat, worse than the gang from Vermissa Valley, was after him. Mr. Douglas agrees, but on the journey to Africa, he is lost overboard. Sherlock believes Moriarty was hired by to assasinate Mr. Douglas. He tells Watson and MacDonald that he intends to catch Moriarty, but that it will take only plays a major role in two of Doyle’s stories about Sherlock Holmes—The Valley of Fear and The Adventure of the Final Problem, but he is often thought of today as Holmes’ arch-enemy, due to his prevalence in many adaptations since.