Review : Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear

Title: Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Isbn: 9796867338
Published: April 2002
Pages: 304 pages
Size: 110x180x14 mm
Price: Rp 25.000,00

This book about Sherlock Holmes tells the story of the valley of fear which is an iron ore mining and valley coal Vermissa district. This book tells the story of an assassination threat against John Douglas at the Manor House, Village Birlstone. I think this book is very unique because it has an unusual storyline. This book has two stories intertwined. The first story is a murder mystery and the second story is a flashback which is the cause of the kill John Douglas. This story has a prologue like behind but has a climax in the prologue.

This story begins in the form of a code message that informs the death threats against John Douglas at the Manor House. As usual, this is not an ordinary murder murder. Encountered many strange things Sherlock Holmes on the scene that made ​​Sherlock Holmes berusahan reveal the big secret behind the murder, the motive which originated in America.

With typical delivery Sir Arthur Conan Doyle makes this story suspenseful and has a storyline that can not be guessed. So that makes the reader has the curiosity to open the next page. The best part of this book lies in chapter 7 when McMurdo Birdy Edwards actually tell anyone. This book is highly recommended to read for those who like detective fiction.