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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 21 MIN

The Valley of Fear Chapter 3 - The Tragedy of Birlstone

from The Arthur Conan Doyle Library · host Arthur Conan Doyle

In which the peaceful village of Birlstone, with its ancient Manor House surrounded by a water-filled moat and inhabited by the enigmatic John Douglas and his reticent wife, is shaken by a most grievous and mysterious murder stamped with perplexing clues. The local constable, aided by the cool-headed Cecil Barker and a village doctor, begins the intricate and troubling inquiry into how a killer could have entered and fled a fortress-like home, leaving behind signs that confound simple explanation.

In which the peaceful village of Birlstone, with its ancient Manor House surrounded by a water-filled moat and inhabited by the enigmatic John Douglas and his reticent wife, is shaken by a most grievous and mysterious murder stamped with perplexing clues. The local constable, aided by the cool-headed Cecil Barker and a village doctor, begins the intricate and troubling inquiry into how a killer could have entered and fled a fortress-like home, leaving behind signs that confound simple explanation.

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