{"product_id":"the-moonstone-a-detective-club-classic-psychological-mystery-of-victorian-crime-collins-classics-paperback","title":"The Moonstone: A Detective Club Classic Psychological Mystery Of Victorian Crime (Collins Classics) – Paperback","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless\nliterary classics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into\nmy head like liquor, and makes me wild.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCentred around a glorious yellow diamond that carries with\nit a menacing history, The Moonstone tells the story of Rachel Verinder, who\ninherits the stone on her eighteenth birthday. That very evening, the diamond\nis stolen and there begins an epic enquiry into hunting down the thief. At the\nsame time, three Indian men, Brahmin guardians of the diamond are attempting to\nreclaim the stone in order to return it to their sacred Hindu Idol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTold from the perspective of 11different characters, Wilkie\nCollins’ tale of mystery and suspicion was considered the first modern English\ndetective novel at its time of publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) \u003c\/b\u003ewas an English\nnovelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He wrote 30 novels, more\nthan 60 short stories, 14 plays, and more than 100 essays. His best-known works\nare The Woman in White and The Moonstone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45025624195279,"sku":"9780007420254","price":8.18,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_90758a4a-c24d-40a5-b0a1-1139709bd132.jpg?v=1778058197","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/the-moonstone-a-detective-club-classic-psychological-mystery-of-victorian-crime-collins-classics-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}