The Valley of Fear

by

Read by David Clarke

English · 6h 6m · Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction

4.8 (1585 reviews)

Receiving a mysterious cypher message from a Fred Porlock, apparent agent of the infamous Professor Moriarty, Holmes and Watson set about deciphering the message, taking them into the mysterious murder of John Douglas. The connection between the murder and the message from Porlock creates the basis for this new Sherlock mystery, the last novel written by Doyle featuring the famous detective. - Summary by David Clarke

Chapters

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The Warning 21:19 Read by David Clarke
Sherlock Holmes Discourses 17:28 Read by David Clarke
The Tragedy of Birlstone 21:19 Read by David Clarke
Darkness 23:46 Read by David Clarke
The People of The Drama 25:17 Read by David Clarke
A Dawning Light 28:35 Read by David Clarke
The Solution 35:45 Read by David Clarke
The Man 19:30 Read by David Clarke
The Bodymaster 35:43 Read by David Clarke
The Lodge 341, Vermissa 36:21 Read by David Clarke
The Valley of Fear 22:41 Read by David Clarke
The Darkest Hour 29:24 Read by David Clarke
Danger 20:53 Read by David Clarke
The Trapping of Birdy Edwards 28:16 Read by David Clarke

Reviews

Another beauty


(5 stars)

Ive heard it before but all SH stories are worth revisiting. I only listen to the David Clarke renditions. Love his reading. Great story.

Great story wonderfully read.


(5 stars)

so many thanks for your reading of the book David. I was hooked from the first minute . I know this book is well over a hundred years old but it was as fresh and captivating as if it was new .

Words fail me.


(5 stars)

the reading by Mr. David is so good. I am die-hard fan of Holmes, so I have obviously read this a hundred times. The reading by Mr. David Clarke is so great and brings each character come alive. Nuances if different tones, accents are superb. He is one of the best readers I have come across at Librivox.

Grating 'Irish' Inflection


(2.5 stars)

David Clarke reads his Sherlock Holmes stories quite well... but when he puts on a Scottish or Irish accent for characters, he reads almost every sentence with exactly the same inflection regardless of context. If only those characters had minor parts it would be tolerable, but here where they are present and speaking for so much of the book it becomes very irritating to my ear, and causes a secondary main character to sound as though he treats every circumstance equally casually even when he is meant to be very serious. For the other characters and the narration, I have no complaint. It's this one issue that I found I could not ignore which thoroughly distracted me from enjoyment of the story.

Excellently Read


(5 stars)

David Clarke did amazing! All the voices were great, and he nailed all the accents for the different nationalities. Made the characters so much more memorable! The story and mysteries were good, but it is fairly dark and quite bloody.

One of Conan Doyle's best.


(5 stars)

I thought I had read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Doyle, I don't know how I missed this one. In my opinion, this is one of Doyle's best Holmes stories. The narrator did a splendid job reading, he made a great story even better! thank you.

Love every minute of the The Last Valley


(5 stars)

Usually, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's longer adventures of Sherlock Holmes seem a bit tedious, but enjoyable nonetheless. I must say that this particular adventure was quite singular for the suspense with which it held me captive.

Timeless


(5 stars)

It is easy to understand why these timeless pieces make it into movie format. They never fail to disappoint. The Narrators talent to bring the myriad of characters to life, allows the listener to immerse themselves into the novel.