The Moonstone

A captivating mystery about a stolen diamond, investigated by the determined Sergeant Cuff.

Wilkie Collins’s spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder that inspired the hugely popular modern detective genre. The Moonstone, a priceless yellow diamond, is stolen and no-one is above suspicion as the peculiar Sergeant Cuff pieces together a puzzling series of events.

Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

The Classics Illustrated comic book series began in 1941 with its first issue, Alexandre Dumas’s The Three Musketeers, and has since included over 200 classic tales released around the world. This new Paperback Replica edition is part of a continuing effort to make Classics Illustrated available to all, be they young readers just beginning their journeys into the great world of classic literature, or collectors who have fond memories of this much loved comic book series.

WILKIE COLLINS (1824–1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories.

Don Rico (1912-1985) was an American paperback novelist, screenwriter and comic book aritst. He was described as a prodigy child artist and began illustrating comics in 1939, in the era now called the Golden Age of Comics.