Wilkie Collins’s spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder inspired a hugely popular genre–the detective mystery. Hinging on the theft of an enormous diamond originally stolen from an Indian shrine, this riveting novel features the innovative Sergeant Cuff, the hilarious house steward Gabriel Betteridge, a lovesick housemaid, and a mysterious band of Indian jugglers.
Format: Cloth/Hardcover
Published: 1953
Pages: 448
Cloth/Hardcover pre-owned book in good condition, dust jacket is torn in sections, front cover section missing, inside fold down missing ; some discolouration to front cover. Some discolouration to head of textblock. Oriinal Bookseller stamp on front pastedown.
