Wildfire at Midnight - Couverture souple

Stewart, Mary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1613744463 ISBN 13 : 9781613744468

Editeur : Chicago Review Press, 2012

Synopsis

Wildfire at Midnight First published in 1956, this haunting novel of suspense and romance set in the Scottish Hebrides blends pungent description with sheer terror as only Mary Stewart can. Most visitors to the Isle of Skye are there to climb the jagged peaks of Blaven or fish the many sparkling streams, but Gianetta Brooke came to forget Nicholas Drury--the husband she had painfully divorced. Upon arrival, however, G... Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Don’t wait for a rainy day to curl up with a book by Mary Stewart.” (Sandra Brown)

“Nobody does it better.” (Elizabeth Lowell)

“I’ve always loved Mary Stewart’s wonderful novels of suspense, romance and exotic adventure.” (Barbara Michaels)

“...rich in excitement and sheer narrative flow.” (New York Times)

“Adventure rich in action and suspense.” (New York Times Book Review)

“One of the modern masters in the suspense field.” (Chattanooga Times)

“Ever-mounting tension superbly handled.” (San Francisco News)

“A fabulous storyteller.” (Tulsa World)

“A master craftsman.” (Richmond News Leader)

“Suspense, mystery, a literate style, colorful settings vividly conjured up.” (Houston Post)

“An author skilled at blending suspense with drama and romance.” (Columbus Dispatch)

Mary Stewart’s novels are the stuff of legend.” (Orlando Sentinel)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Midnight on Skye: a young crofter's daughter is cruelly and ritually murdered on the bleak Scottish mountainside.

Very soon Gianetta Brooke, a guest at the deceptively idyllic Camasunary Hotel nearby, finds herself tangled in a web of rising fear and suspicion. When she discovers that her ex-husband has booked into the same hotel, the peaceful holiday for which she had hoped takes on quite another complexion.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Chicago Review Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1613744463
• ISBN 13: 9781613744468
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224