num_pages: 464
description: The Moonstone, a large, beautiful yet fated diamond, was stolen from an Indian shrine. It was given to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday and, that same night, stolen again.Sergeant Cuff is employed by Rachel's mother to find the precious stone and has no shortage of suspects. By turns, those on the periphery and at the heart of the mystery tell their version of events until all is unravelled at the unexpected conclusion.
language: English
title: The Moonstone
titlecomplete: The Moonstone
characters: Rosanna Spearman, Ezra Jennings, Sergeant Cuff, Matthew Bruff, Gabriel Betteredge, Dr. Candy, Franklin Blake, Penelope Betteredge, Godfrey Ablewhite, Rachel Verinder, Lady Julia Verinder, Mr. Murthwaite, Drusilla Clack
genres: Historical Fiction, Crime, Literature, Victorian, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, British Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 91303
places: England, London, England, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Premio Euskadi de Literatura
category: Traduccion, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: CWA Best Ever
category: Crime Novel
publisher: Penguin Books