The Moonstone

The Moonstone

1868 • 517 pages

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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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February 1, 2016

Although three are some wonderful stretches of writing, it's tooooo long

December 7, 2016

Very fun read. I have some general complaints about the way the “mystery” unfolds, but for it being the first detective novel, I'll keep them to myself.

October 4, 2017

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