YEARS 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!