{"product_id":"the-moonstone-introduction-by-catherine-peters-9780679417224","title":"The Moonstone: Introduction by Catherine Peters","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Moonstone is a stunning yellow diamond the size of a bird's egg that glows like the harvest moon and harbors a flaw in its brilliant depths. Inherited by the beautiful young Englishwoman Rachel Verinder, it is also a sacred talisman to the Hindu priests who hope to bring it back to their holy city in India, from which it was looted long ago. The diamond's disappearance sets in motion an intricately plotted mystery. Wilkie Collins gives the reader all the necessary pieces to the puzzle, but they are so cleverly disguised that his surprise ending takes the breath away. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe elements that make up \u003ci\u003eThe Moonstone--\u003c\/i\u003ea purloined jewel that carries a mysterious curse, an indefatigable British police sergeant, a drama of theft and murder in a spacious country house--have been repeated, in varying guises, throughout much of the avalanche of detective fiction that followed Collins's immensely popular 1868 novel. But none of those books has surpassed the richness and suspense of the storytelling of \u003ci\u003eThe Moonstone\u003c\/i\u003e, the first detective novel and the continuing standard of its genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction by Catherine Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679417224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.32w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eMystery Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2003 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2005 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e11597 \/ Moonstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wilkie Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916959649973,"sku":"9780679417224","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_28427393-088a-432c-bed8-85a3173967c3.jpg?v=1687274450","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-moonstone-introduction-by-catherine-peters-9780679417224","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}