The Valley of Fear
From the reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Valley of Fear is really two stories that are interconnected with an epilogue that ties them together. These stories form one of the four novels of the Sherlock Holmes canon.

"This is another classic from the author, describing a mystery story happening in two stages, but both stories intertwining at the end with all explanations provided. Our detective Sherlock Homes and his friend Dr. Watson are presented with a very challenging encrypted note and after reasoning about the meaning of the note they are visited by a Scotland Yard detective seeking for their help in a murder that just happened in the country, at Birlstone Manor House. And the murder is related to the note they just deciphered! Things get even more interesting when they arrive at the place and talk to the wife of the murdered and his best friend. The wife seems not to be grieving that much for her husband and the friend looks even happy when talking to the wife... But then, another love story is presented . . .