The Moonstone

The MoonstoneAuthor: Wilkie Collins ISBN: 9781513218823 Publisher: Mint Editions Year first published: 23 Feb 2021 Pages: 500 Format: Hardback A sharp witted detective investigates the mystery of a gem, plundered from India and now vanished in England, and discovers shifting motives, unreliable testimony and growing danger in this foundational classic of mystery fiction. The Moonstone justly occupies an exalted position as a groundbreaking novel that opened the

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