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The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins (1859)
★4.02(140)
Like The Moonstone, this offers a twisty Victorian mystery with atmospheric suspense.
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The Moonstone
by Wilkie Collins (1868)
★3.88(117 ratings)
One of the first English detective novels, this mystery involves the disappearance of a valuable diamond, originally stolen from a Hindu idol, given to a young woman on her eighteenth birthday, and then stolen again. A classic of 19th-century literature.
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A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle (1887)
★4.03(904)
Similar to The Moonstone, this is a foundational Victorian detective novel with a complex mystery.
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Edgar Allan Poe (1841)
★3.53(77)
This pioneering work, like The Moonstone, explores logical deduction in solving a dark crime.
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Lady Audley's Secret
by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1862)
★3.52(24)
Echoing The Moonstone, this sensational Victorian novel features scandal and a dark, hidden secret.
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Bleak House
by Charles Dickens (1)
★4.08(119)
Like The Moonstone, this offers a rich tapestry of Victorian life centered around a complex legal drama.
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