The Valley of Fear - Hard Case Crime Author:A. C. Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Valley of Fear is an inspired choice for Hard Case Crime to reprint (it first appeared in 1915). It is one of the neglected parts of The Canon. The story within the story - "Part 2 The Scowrers" - is the father of the 1920's crime thrillers, and the grandfather of the hard-boiled pulp fiction Hard C... more »ase Crime is dedicated to keeping alive. TICYEARS AGO, A P.I. OUT OF CHICAGO
BROUGHT JUSTICE TO A DIRTY TOWN.
NOW HE’S GOING TO PAY.
A sawed-off shotgun blast to the face leaves one man dead—and reveals a secret that has pursued another across an ocean and set the world’s most ruthless criminal on his trail. The man needs the help of a great detective...but could even Sherlock Holmes save him now?
The legendary classic re-presented, Hard Case Crime style
Edgar Award winner Leslie Klinger on THE VALLEY OF FEAR: "The first real hardboiled detective story."
By the best-selling author of THE LOST WORLD
Inspired by a true story!
E TO A DIRTY TOWN.
NOW HE’S GOING TO PAY.
A sawed-off shotgun blast to the face leaves one man dead—and reveals a secret that has pursued another across an ocean and set the world’s most ruthless criminal on his trail. The man needs the help of a great detective...but could even Sherlock Holmes save him now?
The legendary classic re-presented, Hard Case Crime style
Edgar Award winner Leslie Klinger on THE VALLEY OF FEAR: "The first real hardboiled detective story."