– "The Moonstone" er kanskje litteraturens første detektivroman, og den er også en god en. Månesteinen er en stor, legendarisk diamant, omspunnet av myter og overtro. Men når den forsvinner bare timer etter etter at Rachel Verinder har fått den i gave, ser det ut til at ryktet dens er fortjent likevel. Etter tur forteller forskjellige personer i dramaet sin side av saken, til vi til slutt ledes til en uventet løsning. "The Moonstone" er både morsom og intelligent, med et mysterium som kan få noen og enhver til å klø seg i hodet. Personene som forteller har hver sin egen stemme og er lett gjenkjennelige, og vekslingen gjør også at boka aldri blir monoton eller kjedelig. Det er ikke uten grunn at dette har blitt en klassiker.
The Moonstone
Intrigue, investigations, thievery, drugs and murder all make an appearance in Collins's classic who-done-it, The Moonstone. Published in serial form in 1868, it was inspired in part by a spectacular murder case widely reported in the early 1860s. Les mer
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Intrigue, investigations, thievery, drugs and murder all make an appearance in Collins's classic who-done-it, The Moonstone. Published in serial form in 1868, it was inspired in part by a spectacular murder case widely reported in the early 1860s.
Collins's story revolves around a diamond stolen from a Hindu holy place. On her eighteenth birthday, Rachel Verinder receives the diamond, but by the following morning the stone has been stolen again. As the story unravels through multiple eyewitness accounts, the elderly Sergeant Cuff-with a face "sharp as a hatchet"-looks for the culprit.
One of Collins's best-loved novels, with an exciting plot moved along by deftly-drawn characters and elegant pacing, The Moonstone was also turned into a play by Collins; the play appears as an appendix to this edition.
Collins's story revolves around a diamond stolen from a Hindu holy place. On her eighteenth birthday, Rachel Verinder receives the diamond, but by the following morning the stone has been stolen again. As the story unravels through multiple eyewitness accounts, the elderly Sergeant Cuff-with a face "sharp as a hatchet"-looks for the culprit.
One of Collins's best-loved novels, with an exciting plot moved along by deftly-drawn characters and elegant pacing, The Moonstone was also turned into a play by Collins; the play appears as an appendix to this edition.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 719
- ISBN
- 9781551112435
- Utgivelsesår
- 1999
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
- Serie
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