Quarter-bound in indigo leather blocked in gold foils and with cloth sides printed with a panoramic view of Lady Verinder’s country house, this is the ideal edition in which to uncover the mystery of the missing diamond. Both the introducer and the illustrator have signed each hand-numbered copy. Collins’ intricate, ingenious plot combines suspense, drama and romance with an astute commentary on society in a richly humorous novel told through a series of narratives related by a variety of voices.ĭoyenne of crime writing, Val McDermid has contributed a superb new introduction exploring her fascination with The Moonstone and charting its influence on the detective fiction genre, whilst Juan Esteban Rodríguez’ atmospheric illustrations, with a restrained palette redolent of early photographs, perfectly complement the novel. The rules for the golden age of crime novels are formed in the pages of The Moonstone – an English country house, a complex cast of characters, the bungling local constabulary, a celebrated sleuth and the reconstruction of the crime. A priceless gem, a diamond from India imbued with religious significance, is stolen on the very night it is given as an eighteenth birthday present to a captivating heiress and so the mystery begins.
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