The Moonstone
Wilkie Collins
Crime
The Moonstone
by
Wilkie Collins
£8.99
Paperback · 528 pages
Tom
recommends
The first great detective novel, told by a cast of narrators you can't quite trust. Funnier than you'd expect.
About the book
A cursed yellow diamond goes missing from a Yorkshire country house on the night of a birthday party. Sergeant Cuff is called in, and everybody has something to hide.
If you like a country-house mystery, start here.
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