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The Valley of Fear - cover

The Valley of Fear

Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: JA

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Summary

The plot of the novel is based very loosely on the real-life activities of the Molly Maguires and, particularly, of Pinkerton agent James McParland.

The novel is divided into two parts: in the first, Holmes investigates an apparent murder and discovers that the body belongs to another man; and in the second, the story of the man originally thought to have been the victim is told.
Available since: 07/23/2019.

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