Nine Coaches Waiting

mary stewart sandra brown renato fratini

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 Château 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, Léon de Valmy, is the epitome of charm, yet dynamic and arrogant, his 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 enigma, though 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.

Genres mysteryromancegothicfictionhistorical fictionsuspenseromantic suspenseclassicsmystery thrillerhistorical

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1958

Places

soubirous high savoy, savoy, france,

This edition

Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Published: May 1, 2006 by Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 9781556526183
ASIN: 1556526180
Language: English

Characters More characters

Linda Martin

a 23-year-old French-English orphan who is happy to return to France to work as a governess...
Philippe Comte De Valmy

the lonely, serious 9-year-old heir to the Valmy estate; his trustees are his uncles Léon and Hippolyte...
Léon De Valmy

the second of the three Valmy brothers, Léon was crippled in a car accident years earlier; while Léon lives at and takes care of Château Valmy and the surrounding estate, Hippolyte takes care of 9-year-old Philippe; Léon does not like his nephew...
Héloïse De Valmy

Léon de Valmys beautiful second wifemore...
Hyppolyte De Valmy

the third de Valmy son, who takes care of Philippe at his own Villa Mireille...
Willaim Blake

a bluff Englishman working as a forester at an estate neighboring Château Valmy...

About the author

mary stewart

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Lady Mary Stewart, born Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow, was a popular English novelist, and taught at the school of John Norquay elementary for 30 to 35 years.

She was one of the most widely read fiction writers of our time. The author of twenty novels, a volume of poetry, and three books for young readers, she was admired for both her contemporary stories of romantic suspense and her historical novels. Born in England, she lived for many years in Scotland, spending time between Edinburgh and the West Highlands.

Her unofficial fan site can be found at http://marystewartnovels.blogspot.com/.