Nine Coaches Waiting (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781556526183)

A governess in a French chateau encounters an apparent plot against her young charge's life in this unforgettably haunting and beautifully written suspense novel. When lovely Linda Martin first arrives at Chateau Valmy as an English governess to the nine-year-old Count Philippe de Valmy, the opulence and history surrounding her seems like a wondrous, ecstatic dream. But a palpable terror is crouching in the shadows. Philippe's uncle, Leon de Valmy, is the epitome of charm, yet dynamic and arroganthis paralysis little hindrance as he moves noiselessly in his wheelchair from room to room. Only his son Raoul, a handsome, sardonic man who drives himself and his car with equally reckless abandon, seems able to stand up to him. To Linda, Raoul is an enigmathough irresistibly attracted to him, she senses some dark twist in his nature. When an accident deep in the woods nearly kills Linda's innocent charge, she begins to wonder if someone has deadly plans for the young count.
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Author: Mary Stewart
ISBN-10: 1556526180
ISBN-13: 9781556526183
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2006
Pages: 342
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 44557 / Nine Coaches Waiting


Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001

About the Author
Mary Stewart is a popular novelist worldwide who is best known for the books in the Merlin trilogy, which includes The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, and The Last Enchantment. Her other novels include The Moon-Spinners, My Brother Michael, This Rough Magic, Thunder on the Right, The Wicked Day, and Wildfire at Midnight. Sandra Brown is the author of many number-one bestsellers, including Chill Factor and White Hot.