The Moonstone
by Wilkie Collins
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalrealisticintricateenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connectionsfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeExpect an intricate, small-scale mystery, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
One of the first English detective novels, this mystery involves the disappearance of a valuable diamond, originally stolen from a Hindu idol, given to a young woman on her eighteenth birthday, and then stolen again. A classic of 19th-century literature.
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- Author
- Wilkie Collins
- Published
- 1868
- Pages
- 448
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- Open Library
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