The Moonstone is one of the most famous suspense novels of all
time: a masterpiece of construction and the ultimate page-turner,
it introduced one of the world's most beloved genres, the detective
story.
At a party celebrating her eighteenth birthday, Rachel Verinder
wears the stunning yellow diamond she unexpectedly inherited from
her uncle, Colonel John Herncastle.
She is not aware that the precious gem, known as the Moonstone,
has been missing since it was plundered from a sacred Hindu shrine
in southern India where her uncle had served with the British army
fifty years ago.
But someone knows the secret of the Moonstone and will go to
desperate measures to retrieve it. When it goes missing later that
night, suspicions are raised and accusations fly. Could it be a
trio of mysterious Indian jugglers seen near the house? Or a
love-struck housemaid suddenly behaving strangely? And there is
Rachel herself, who becomes furious when her paramour, Franklin
Blake, directs attempts to find it.
As divergent accounts reveal more details, the diamond's
recovery is complicated by unexpected twists and turns. Sifting
through a compelling list of suspects, the indomitable Sergeant
Cuff must find the truth about the Moonstone and its mysterious
disappearance.
The Moonstone features 66 black and-white woodcut illustrations
throughout.
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