The Valley of Fear (Version 3)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Read by David Clarke
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 (6 hr 6 min)
Chapters
| 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
10 stars
KJ
The best Sherlock Holmes story in my opinion and read by the best narrator in my opinion. Would give 10+ stars if possible.
Great again.
jen
As per usual David entertains us with a great adventure of the scary valley. It is extraordinarily generous of you David, to give so much of your time. Thanks again.
Great work!
Al
What a literary surprise and a twist from Doyle! Worthy chapter to end the line
What an amazing reader. Wonderful to listen to. 100 stars in my opinion. ...
Emily R
Wonderful book read brilliantly by David Clarke!
The valley of fear
Great book, read with passion and great character by the reader
another Sherlock ripper
the book owl
5 stars for the reader, 3 stars for the book . Not the best Sherlock story in my opinion, ( reminded one quite a bit of the set up of A Study in Scarlet) it was a bit bloody for me, with some great plot twists, though. But the reader!!! He did all of the individual voices( even for the minor characters!) and his accents were perfect! I felt that I could see each and every character and scene in my mind's eye. Thanks so much, Mr. Clarke!
I love David Clarke's Sherlock readings. He has a gift for giving the characters distinct voices so we know who is speaking without getting to hammy or exaggerated about it loke other readers often do. Plus very relaxing voice. A few places where the recording quality is bot the best, but still get five stars; it's a volunteer project, not a pro recording studio, and I like this guy's reading so much that it doesn't even matter.