Nine Coaches Waiting [Paperback]

A governess in a French château 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, Leon 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.

Mary Stewartis a popular novelist worldwide who is best known for the books in the Merlin trilogy, which includesThe Crystal Cave,The Hollow Hills, andThe Last Enchantment. Her other novels includeThe Moon-Spinners,My Brother Michael,This Rough Magic,Thunder on the Right,The Wicked Day, andWildfire at Midnight.Sandra Brownis the author of many number-one bestsellers, includingChill FactorandWhite Hot.