Widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and suspense novels, The Moonstone tells of the events surrounding the disappearance of a mysterious (and cursed) yellow diamond. T. S. Eliot called it ‘the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels’. It contains a number of ideas which became common tropes of the genre, including a crime being investigated by talented amateurs who happen to be present when it is committed, and two police officers who exemplify respectively the ‘Scotland Yard bungler’ and the skilled, professional detective.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 389 ● ISBN 9789635238989 ● File size 0.8 MB ● Publisher Booklassic ● Country US ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4547322 ● Copy protection without
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