The Moonstone

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins is a classic detective novel often considered the first full-length English detective story.

The plot centers around a precious Indian diamond called the Moonstone, which is stolen from a Hindu temple and later given to Rachel Verinder as a gift on her eighteenth birthday. That same night, the diamond mysteriously disappears from her room. Suspicion falls on several people in the household, including the servants and Rachel herself.

As the story unfolds through...