Rach's Reading Club

The "Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins was first published in the 1860s.

It is sometimes considered one of the first "classic whodunits" except that, instead of a typical murder, it focuses on the theft of a valuable diamond.

The story is told unconventionally with several different point of view characters. Not only are the point of view characters very different from each other, but at least some of them make no secret of the fact that they dislike each other. You can tell that Collins had a great deal of fun with this.

The plot itself contains several intriguing twists as the diamond changes hands quite a few times. Sometimes it's a little hard to follow, but that is the nature of books like this.

The actual resolution involves opium. I'm not an expert on opium, but I wonder a little bit how believable the story is. Does opium really work this way?

Oh well. This is definitely an enjoyable read for mystery fans.