# The Moonstone - Hardcover

by **Wilkie Collins** (Author), **Mint Editions** (Contribution by)

**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 way for a great deal of genre fiction, mysteries and thrillers, but it is far more than simply an influence upon later works. This is an epistolary novel with a number of diverse and clearly incised viewpoints, displaying the author's skill with both character and the unveiling of the elements of a mystery plot. One of the characters is the detective charged with finding the thief who stole the Moonstone, a huge diamond with a bloody history, and he is a clear precursor to A.C. Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Another character, much remarked upon at the novel's original release, suffers from opium addiction, depicted with frightening clarity by Collins, who dealt with that issue firsthand. The plot is sensational but relayed realistically and builds to one of the most unusual plot twists in mystery literature, made all the more remarkable by virtue of appearing in the genre's earliest days. Initially serialized in Charles Dickens magazine All The Year Round, _The Moonstone_ was published in 1868 and has never been out of print since.

With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of _The Moonstone_ is both modern and readable.

### Back Jacket

A young woman inherits a huge diamond with a strange history only to have it stolen under mysterious circumstances in _The Moonstone_ by **Wilkie Collins**. Commonly considered the first true detective mystery, the author's masterful plotting and memorable characters set a high bar rarely matched by the many it influenced and inspired.

**Number of Pages:** 500

**Dimensions:** 1.06 x 8 x 5 IN

**Publication Date:** November 17, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Moonstone

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 7.6

**Point Value:** 34

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