Review of “The Valley of Fear” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This was the first Sherlock Holmes book I’ve ever read. I’ve seen the recent movies, I’ve seen Sherlock, I’ve even seen The Great Mouse Detective. Suffice to say I’m familiar with the character, though not on a grand level. I’ve never really been a Sherlock Holmes fan based on those things, and while I enjoyed them, I never had the same reactions that some of my friends did, who are more hardcore Holmes fans than I am.

That being said, I wasn’t expecting to actually like one of the original b...