Although three mysterious Brahmins are initially accused, the theft is finally solved by Sergeant Cuff.
A suicide letter written by the maid Rosanna Spearman is an important plot development in this novel, at the end of which the adventurer Mr. Murthwaite reveals the final resting place of the title object, which had been brought to England by John Herncastle. Earlier, it had been placed in a bank by Godfrey Ablewhite and the notorious pawnbroker Luker, who had taken advantage of a side-effect of the laudanum given by Dr. Candy to Franklin Blake to frame him for its theft from Rachel Verinder. Although three mysterious Brahmins are initially accused, the theft is finally solved by Sergeant Cuff. FTP, what is this first English detective novel by Wilkie Collins?
A suicide letter written by the maid Rosanna Spearman is an important plot development in this novel, at the end of which the adventurer Mr. Murthwaite reveals the final resting place of the title object, which had been brought to England by John Herncastle.
The Moonstone