The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins
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The Definitive Edition of THE MOONSTONE-With beautiful vintage illustrations -Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly"The first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels in a genre invented by Collins.ā€ T. S. Eliot"Probably the very finest detective story ever written.ā€ Dorothy L. Sayers"Probably the best detective tale in the world." G. K. Chestertonā€œIt's a mystery set in England and the Orient. It's a story of love and betrayal, edging towards madness! I liked all of the characters, including the quirky police sergeant with his rose garden.ā€ Jeannetteā€œA mysterious, cursed jewel, wrested from India, only to be stolen later from a great British mansion. Enigmatic, dangerous priests who follow it across the ocean in hopes of wresting it back. A young, beautiful, rich and courageous heroine . . . And enough twists and turns to keep a reader on tenterhooks until a highly satisfying ending is delivered.ā€ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, NPR BooksTHE MOONSTONE is a classic mystery and suspense novel by the author of ā€˜The Woman in White’. Presented in a beautiful edition specially designed for kindle, this is Wilkie Collins’ masterpiece which will haunt you forever.
Genres: ClassicsMysteryFictionCrimeVictorian19th CenturyHistorical FictionMystery ThrillerLiteratureAudiobook
358 Pages

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