The Moonstone
by Wilkie Collins
ISBN 9781566191425
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Wilkie Collins's enthralling story of the cursed diamond stolen from an Indian shrine is the first and probably finest work of detective fiction in the language.
The exquisite Moonstone, a diamond that brings bad luck to whoever has it in their possession, is given to Rachel Verinder for her eighteenth birthday. To the dismay of her family, it is stolen from her that very same night. Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate and, with the help of Gabriel Betteredge, the family steward, he becomes aware of numerous possibilities: that Rachel herself stole the Moonstone, that her cousin Franklin was the thief, or that her maid Rosanna took it. And, as he discovers, there are also those who wish to see the stone restored to its proper place.
Rich in evocative description and brilliantly plotted, THE MOONSTONE unravels a seemingly unfathomable mystery with a skill and mastery that leaves the reader breathless.
The exquisite Moonstone, a diamond that brings bad luck to whoever has it in their possession, is given to Rachel Verinder for her eighteenth birthday. To the dismay of her family, it is stolen from her that very same night. Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate and, with the help of Gabriel Betteredge, the family steward, he becomes aware of numerous possibilities: that Rachel herself stole the Moonstone, that her cousin Franklin was the thief, or that her maid Rosanna took it. And, as he discovers, there are also those who wish to see the stone restored to its proper place.
Rich in evocative description and brilliantly plotted, THE MOONSTONE unravels a seemingly unfathomable mystery with a skill and mastery that leaves the reader breathless.
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