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Originally Posted by patomonk
I am now looking forward to reading the Moonstone, I am a detective novel junkie and I have never read it. According to Dorothy Sayers, it is the best of them all (and she is definitely one of the best writers herself, so she should know!)
On a side note, Collins and Dickens were friends and I think it likely that Collins inspired Dickens to try his hand at mystery and that was the genesis of Edwin Drood.
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First, the Moonstone is one great trip. I enjoyed it and hope you do too. Second, there are ALOT of fictionalizations of the relationship between Collins and Dickens. The published the magazine All the Year Round together and Collins' brother married Dickens' oldest daughter. If you like the flavor, after you read the Moonstone and Drood (if you havent already), try The Last Dickens (Matthew Reily, i think) and Drood (Dan Simmons).