01157    a2200181   4500001000700000020001800007040003200025100002000057245001800077362000900095490002100104520073500125650002200860650002700882650003200909650001400941650002000955121068  a9780007420254  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aCollins, Wilkie10aThe moonstone0 a20120 aCollins classics  a‘The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.’
Centred around a glorious yellow diamond that carries with it a menacing history, The Moonstone tells the story of Rachel Verinder, who inherits the stone on her eighteenth birthday. That very evening, the diamond is stolen and there begins an epic enquiry into hunting down the thief. At the same time, three Indian men, Brahmin guardians of the diamond are attempting to reclaim the stone in order to return it to their sacred Hindu Idol.
Told from the perspective of 11different characters, Wilkie Collins’ tale of mystery and suspicion was considered the first modern English detective novel at its time of publication. 4aDetective Stories 4aYoung Adult Literature 4aMystery, Thriller or Terror 4aDetetives 4aFighting Crimes