This book was wonderful. I read it in a day while I lounged on the couch with ice packs. The story was about young Gianetta, a woman who has just had a painful divorce from her much different, brilliant author husband. Feeling sad and lonely, she travels to a hotel on some remote Gaelic island to stay for the summer. While there, she discovers that there is a strange mystery in her midst. Just a week before she arrived, somebody among the hotel party shot a villager. Everybody urges Gianetta to return home at once, but she is determined to find the murderer. Into this scene comes her ex-husband. A few days later, two women from the hotel who were hiking are killed. The anxiety in the hotel reaches a new level as police and inspectors swarm the place looking for the murderer. Meanwhile, Gianetta finds herself drawn to a handsome and mysterious visitor at the hotel who her ex-husband strongly dislikes.
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Isn't her coat and that purple and gold scarf pretty?
I think I need a 50s plaid coat. |
This book was far more murder mystery-ish than any of Mary Stewart's books. However, there were still the same cozy descriptions of the outdoors and of the clothes. This is one of my favorite things about Stewart's writing. I was also pleased because this the first time that I guessed correctly who the murderer was.
I recommend this book for pretty much anybody. It's a good book for people who like to read thrillers, for people who like mysteries, romances, and vintage books. It's a wonderful book and I'm already starting in on another Mary Stewart book.
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