Published in 1868 by Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone is widely celebrated as the very first full-length detective novel in the English language. The book pioneered famous genre conventions like red herrings, a celebrated local detective, an "inside job" setup, and a surprise twist ending. The plot is uniquely constructed as a collection of first-person testimonies from different characters who try to piece together how a priceless jewel vanished.

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