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by Wilkie Collins
Collins's 1859 sensation novel pioneered the mystery genre with its tale of mistaken identity, asylum imprisonment, and aristocratic conspiracy. Multiple narrators—including the lovable Walter Hartright and the villainous Count Fosco—unfold the sinister plot to steal Laura Fairlie's inheritance and identity. A masterfully constructed thriller that combines Gothic atmosphere, social critique, and psychological suspense.
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