The valley of fear

Zusatztext He is unique in simultaneously bringing down the curtain on an era and raising one on another! ushering in a genre of writing that... has never been surpassed. His own life! as footballer... eye surgeon! champion of injustice and investigator into the paranormal! is the stuff of legend. Personally! I would walk a mile in tight boots to read his letters to the milkman Informationen zum Autor Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a doctor by trade; optician more specifically. It is rumoured that during his off periods of work he would think about and write his various stories. He is well known for several science fiction works, but of course his most recognizable works are the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. He died in 1930. He tried desperately to "kill off" Holmes so that he could pursue other genres of writing as well, and not just be known for the Holmes mysteries. However, after much public outcry, Holmes returned in "The Empty House" and in many other stories following, up to the "Case Book of Sherlock Holmes" collection. Klappentext In this thrilling tale of fear and tyranny, Sherlock Holmes must battle his greatest - and most lethal - enemy ... In this thrilling tale of fear and tyranny, Sherlock Holmes must battle his greatest - and most lethal - enemy ... Zusammenfassung In this thrilling tale of fear and tyranny, Sherlock Holmes must battle his greatest - and most lethal - enemy ...

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Publisher: Review Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2011
• EAN: 9780755334513
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-3451-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Review; Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Complete Set; Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Complete Set
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Classic crime and mystery fiction