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Wilkie Collins Omnibus: The Moonstone / The Haunted Hotel / My Lady's Money
Wilkie Collins Omnibus The Moonstone / The Haunted Hotel / My Lady's Money Author:Wilkie Collins Three classic mysteries by Wilkie Collins in one volume: — THE MOONSTONE: Stolen from the forehead of a Hindu idol, the dazzling gem known as "The Moonstone" resurfaces at a birthday party in an English country home--with an enigmatic trio of watchful Brahmins hot on its trail. Laced with superstitions, suspicion, humor, and romance, this 1868 my... more »stery draws readers into a compelling tale with twists and turns ranging from sleepwalking to experimentation with opium. The suspense and drama is heightened as the narrative passes from one colorful character to the next. Wilkie Collins' masterpiece is particularly distinguished by the appearance of Sergeant Cuff, a prototype of the English detective hero and the harbinger of a popular tradition of sleuthing.
THE HAUNTED HOTEL: Is there no explanation of the mystery of The Haunted Hotel? Is The Haunted Hotel the tale of a haunting -- or the tale of a crime? The ghost of Lord Montberry haunts the Palace Hotel in Venice --- or does it? Montberry's beautiful-yet-terrifying wife, the Countess Narona, and her erstwhile brother are the center of the terror that fills the Palace Hotel. Are their malefactions at the root of the haunting -- or is there something darker, something much more unknowable at work?
MY LADY'S MONEY: "And here I am, unknown and unemployed, a helpless artist lost in Londonwith a sick wife and hungry children, and bankruptcy staring me in the face "
Renowned for his sensational mysteries and romances, Wilkie Collins is hailed as the inventor of the detective novel.« less