The Moonstone

"His eyes, of a steely light grey, had a very disconcerting trick, when they encountered your eyes, of looking as if they expected something more than you were aware of yourself." And thus our introduction to the celebrated Sergeant Cuff, quite possibly the first detective in English fiction.

Published in 1868, and presented to readers as "a romance," THE MOONSTONE has since become a classic in the mystery genre. The book concerns the disappearance of a sizable diamond, the Moonstone, that once adorned a rare Hindu idol, and has since come into the possession of an English officer.