The Dead Secret (Volume 1) (Paperback)

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“The Dead Secret” is a mystery story with a good blend of humour and pathos. Although not a captivating read, I found it pleasant enough. The characters are mostly appealing. Like most nineteenth-century novels, this one features too many adverbs and adjectives, which in the former case leads t...

from eleanor_eader

Confession time: The Dead Secret engaged me from beginning to end, but I'm left with the impression that I shouldn't have enjoyed this as much as I did... it lacked the obvious intrigue of The Moonstone and the sensational fun of The Woman in White, there was altogether too much exposition (my pi...

from JBD1

One of Wilkie Collins' earlier works, and quite a good example of his style. Even though "the Secret" at the heart of the story was pretty obvious nearly from the start, Collins' narrative was well worth the reading, and I very much enjoyed his method of leading the main characters to where the r...

from startingover

Wilkie Collins is one of my favourite Victorian novelists, and I think it a pity that only his two major novels (The Woman in White and The Moonstone) are widely read today, as even his minor novels have much to offer. The novel begins with a former actress, Mrs Treverton, summoning her maid Sara...

from startingover

Wilkie Collins is one of my favourite Victorian novelists, and I think it a pity that only his two major novels (The Woman in White and The Moonstone) are widely read today, as even his minor novels have much to offer. The novel begins with a former actress, Mrs Treverton, summoning her maid Sara...