The Haunted Hotel

Wilkie Collins was one of the leading English authors of the Victorian era. Collins was a prolific author and he is credited for writing the first modern detective novel in English literature. Collins was a good friend of Charles Dickens and they collaborated on several works. With classics such as The Woman in White, The Moonstone, No Name, and Armadale, he remains one of the most widely read authors today. The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice is one of Collins' greatest novels. The book combines elements of ghost fiction with a suspenseful murder mystery.