Wildfire at Midnight
by:
Mary Stewart (author)
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...
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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, Gianetta realizes that this won’t be a typical vacation when she discovers that Nicholas is numbered among the guests at the small inn. Then, upon the treacherous slopes of Blaven, a murder is committed, and although Gianetta missed the first act of an eerie, unearthly crime, the murderer is set to strike again and again before a thrilling finale that pits Gianetta face-to-face with a madman.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781613744468 (1613744463)
Publish date: September 1st 2012
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Cultural,
Romance,
Adult,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense,
Gothic,
Romantic Suspense,
Scotland
This was an interesting first dip into the works of Mary Stewart. Stewart created an atmosphere for the story that was almost tangible. It beautifully written and very much made me feel like I was there, on Skye, on a overcast day, just waiting for the clouds to break. Unfortunately, the main ...
Serves me right to select a read based on something other than literary merit. This one fit into my PopSugar Challenge, but unfortunately it was blah. Not bad – Mary Stewart never wrote anything bad – but definitely not her best book. Unlike her other romantic fiction, which usually occurs in some g...
Buddy read with the Mary Steward group. I don't think I can improve on anything anyone else has said but I will admit I was kept guessing right up until the very end and that's even with popping into the discussion feeds so everyone managed to kept the name of the murderer mum. Our heroine is not q...
Buddy read with the Mary Steward group. I don't think I can improve on anything anyone else has said but I will admit I was kept guessing right up until the very end and that's even with popping into the discussion feeds so everyone managed to kept the name of the murderer mum. Our heroine is not q...
Mary Stewart is truly one of the greats. Her books, with their practical heroines and often exotic settings, appeal to the imagination, and she has a way of building tension throughout her narratives in such a way that it reels the reader in easily. Her writing has not only inspired all manner of ro...