Author · United Kingdom · 1824–1889

Wilkie Collins

Mystery architecture and sensation fiction; law family and identity under pressure.

Wilkie Collins, in full William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist and one of the earliest writers of the mystery story. Although he wrote many books, he is best remembered for The Woman in White (1860) and The Moonstone (1868).
Genres Mystery

Mystery built to last in 2026

Wilkie Collins builds puzzles that respect readers. Documents rooms and timelines click without trick cruelty and justice remains a live question. Read him today to see where modern mystery learned pace evidence and empathy and to enjoy design that still satisfies.

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The Woman in White

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