The Woman in White

Synopsis

Wilkie collins is a master of mystery, and the woman in white is his first excursion into the genre. When the hero, walter hartright, on a moonlit night in north london, encounters a solitary, terrified and beautiful woman dressed in white, he feels impelled to solve the mystery of her distress. The intricate plot is peopled with a finely characterised cast, from the peevish invalid mr fairlie to the corpulent villain count fosco and the enigmatic woman herself.