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the MONDAY BOOK CLUB: Group finds great characters, not-so-great ending

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From: Sunday Gazette-Mail
Date: 20070204
Author:Carol Campbell

An energetic group of regulars and newcomers met Monday evening to discuss the first in the new series in the Sunday Gazette Mail's Monday Book Club, now into its fourth year.

The group of books on the theme of British mysteries began with a classic mystery, "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins. Many people have called this the first mystery, though some others are earlier, notably Poe's "Murders In the Rue Morgue." However, there is no denying that "The Moonstone" is a classic of the genre, containing some of the devices that have become standard - red herrings, eccentric characters and a ...

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