Nine Coaches Waiting. The twisty, unputdownable classic from the Queen of the Romantic Mystery

'The best of Mary Stewart's books' Reader review ?????'Utterly thrilling, utterly satisfying' Reader review ?????'A compulsive read' Reader review ?????Linda Martin understands what is to be lonely: her parents died when she was young, and she was raised in an orphanage. When she is hired as a governess to the orphaned young Philippe, Comte de Valmy, Linda finds a kindred spirit in the lonely little boy.
But Philippe is the heir to a vast estate in Savoy, and his dangerously handsome uncle may be willing to kill to ensure that Philippe never inherits it .