The Moonstone (Classics Illustrated)

Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone—often called the first modern detective novel—revolves around the disappearance of a priceless Indian diamond on the night of Rachel Verinder’s eighteenth-birthday. Told through a series of first-person narratives, the story moves from a tranquil Yorkshire estate to bustling London streets and back to a far-off Indian temple, gradually piecing together clues that expose jealousy, colonial greed, and personal redemption. The Classics Illustrated edition retells Collins’s intricate plot with accessible prose and vivid artwork, introducing younger readers to a celebrated Victorian mystery while retaining the suspense, humor, and social commentary of the 1868 original.