Author: Collins, Wilkie
Title: The Moonstone
Description: Penguin, 1955, 1st thus. Paperback, G. 465pp, page edges & covers tanned, upper L corner of the rear cover missing. Penguin 1072. Paperback , no dustjacket. ¶ Small format edition of Collins' seminal work of fiction which is held as being the precursor to the detective thriller. Apart from the innovative plot structure the book also was pioneering in the way Collins' chose to portray the Indian Characters & domestic servants featured in the novel.

Keywords: fiction, detective fiction