false 634768 1 The Woman in White (1860) is a tale of mystery and mistaken identity told by its various characters in turn. From the moment when a lovely young woman suprises Walter Hartright in moonlit north London, Collins keeps the reader in suspense until the entire mesh of secrets is unwoven. In the Moonstone (1868) a fabulous yellow diamond disappears from the Verinders' country house in Yorkshire. Witnesses, suspects, and detectives all take up the story, and their narratives lead toward a melodramtic, unforeseeable conclusion. Valeria Woodville in The Law and the Lady (1875) must unravel the secrets of her husband's earlier life; she takes the law into her own hands and becomes one of the first woman detectives in fiction. Collins's memorable, opinionated characters and his masterful control of pace and plot make thse early thrillers as racy and exciting as any written today. 621055 18 8 1994 Three Great Novels: The Woman in White; The Moonstone; The Law and the Lady total:11|5:8|4:1|3:2| 11 50 25 3 3 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 15:44:11 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 12:14:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat May 03 15:35:29 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 15:36:53 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Mar 30 07:48:45 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 07:49:12 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 12:07:57 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 12:07:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 15 20:24:15 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 20:24:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 10:09:25 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 10:09:25 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Apr 17 06:04:22 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 06:04:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 08 06:09:48 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 06:09:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 16 11:13:14 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:13:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 22 10:29:44 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 10:29:44 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 09 06:58:54 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 05:56:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 20 18:08:54 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 18:08:54 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 30 12:52:43 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 12:52:50 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 02 05:12:08 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 05:12:08 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Sep 02 12:03:03 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 12:03:03 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jun 12 20:39:32 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 20:39:32 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 12 18:23:29 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 18:23:29 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jun 05 11:27:58 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 11:27:58 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue May 20 19:31:19 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 20:56:29 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Apr 08 22:35:41 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 13:52:25 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=634768