Review of 'The Valley of Fear (Complete Classics)' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
A most disappointing read...
Paperback, 204 pages
Chinese language
Published July 5, 1999 by 臉譜文化事業股份有限公司.
4 stars
(37 reviews)
一張滿是密碼的短籤輾轉送到福爾摩斯手上，原本該附有解碼的第二封神秘信函帶來的卻是「形跡洩漏，無法繼續聯絡」的訊息，福爾摩斯解開了密碼，卻也捲入一場殺人案中——波爾史東村的道格拉斯先生神秘死亡，而這一場謀殺正是密碼短籤想要傳達的消息，這到底是怎麼一回事？是誰在操縱死亡，福爾摩斯能否抓到這一隻隱藏在黑暗中掌握眾人命運的手…
Review of 'The Valley of Fear\r\n \r\n Hard Case Crime Paperback' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I suspect the reason why this novel ranks last in popularity is because Holmes and Watson are absent from half of it, and even more so than in A Study in Scarlet. But the compelling nature of the setting Conan Doyle leaves them out of, and the memorable noir-western characters who inhabit it, are well worth their absence. A masterpiece!
Subjects
- Private investigators
- Chinese Detective and mystery stories
- Fiction
Places
- England