One of Sue Perkins' favourite books.
T S Eliot called The Moonstone 'the first and greatest of English detective novels'. A fabulous yellow diamond becomes the dangerous inheritance of Rachel Verinder. Outside her Yorkshire country house watch the Hindu priests who have waited for many years to reclaim their ancient talisman, looted from the holy city of Somnauth.
When the Moonstone disappears the case looks simple, but in mid-Victorian England no one is what they seem and nothing can be taken for granted. Witnesses, suspects, and detectives take up the story in turn. The bemused butler, the love-stricken housemaid, the enigmatic detective Sergeant Cuff, the drug-addicted scientist, each speculate on the mystery as Collins weaves their narratives into a masterpiece of construction and suspense.
Gorgeous collectable edition of The Moonstone, a thrilling tale from the original master of detective fiction Wilkie Collins. Transported from the temples of India to Victorian England, this is a tale that twists between death, drugs, mystery and, most of all, misdirection. Collins spins a tale of intrigue with many a wrong-turn as the moonstone leaves a path of destruction in its wake.
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Gorgeous collectable edition of The Moonstone, a thrilling tale from the original master of detective fiction Wilkie Collins. Transported from the temples of India to Victorian England, this is a tale that twists between death, drugs, mystery and, most of all, misdirection.
The Moonstone features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Young Adult Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
Hardback, Paperback, CD-Audio. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Moonstone was written by Wilkie Collins and published by Flame Tree Collectable Classics an imprint of Flame Tree Publishing
The Moonstone has 704 pages
Yes it is part of Flame Tree Collectable Classics series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
