The Man in the Moonstone
2003
First Published
3.63
Average Rating
208
Number of Pages
Part of Series
Dinah Galloway, fresh from her adventures with spies and burglars, is back in a hilarious new adventure. Chosen for a lead role in the musical version of Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone, eleven-year-old Dinah, amateur detective, budding singer and owner of a huge appetite, is once again embroiled in a mystery that puts her in peril and offers plenty of opportunities for humor and good food. When Dinah wins the part of Coretta Cuff, a singing detective, in an adaptation of what many consider the first detective novel, she finds that all is not as it seems around the theater. The producer, trying to unload a bunch of knockoffs of his priceless ring, the famed Murdock Moonstone, has orchestrated a publicity stunt with the actual ring in attendance on opening night. Dinah is convinced that there is a plot to steal the gem. Armed with her freckled nose for mystery and her unerring sense of right and wrong, Dinah attempts to uncover the culprit before the curtain rises.
Avg Rating
3.63
Number of Ratings
8
5 STARS
13%
4 STARS
63%
3 STARS
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2 STARS
25%
1 STARS
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Author
Melanie Jackson
Author · 3 books
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. Melanie Jackson wrote her first mystery story at age seven and hasn't stopped since. She isn't sure why she likes mysteries so much, except that maybe it's part of being curious about life and its possibilities. A former journalist, Melanie volunteers as a creative writing mentor for the Vancouver School Board. Born in Scotland, raised in Toronto, Melanie lives in East Vancouver, in the same Commercial Drive area as her singing sleuth Dinah, with her husband, daughter and cowardly cat. Series: * Dinah Galloway * Ailie Mooney
