The Valley of Fear
Characters in The Valley of Fear
8 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Sherlock Holmes
The consulting detective who decodes a warning and takes on the Birlstone case.
Also in A Study in Scarlet, Studie in Scharlachrot, The Sign of Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
Antagonists
Professor Moriarty
The criminal mastermind whose network lies behind the warning Holmes receives.
Supporting characters
Dr. John H. Watson
Holmes's friend and the narrator, who travels with him to the scene of the crime.
Also in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet), Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]), The Annotated Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Alec MacDonald
A Scotland Yard inspector who brings Holmes the news of the murder.
White Mason
The local detective who works the Birlstone case alongside Holmes.
John Douglas (The Valley of Fear)
The country gentleman of Birlstone House whose death opens the case.
Cecil Barker
A frequent guest and friend of Douglas at Birlstone House.
Minor characters
Fred Porlock
An informant linked to Moriarty who sends Holmes a coded warning.