Reader Reviews

''A wonderful book to lose yourself in'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''Mary Stewart on top form'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''A timeless favourite'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Plot Summary

Vanessa March's husband Lewis is meant to be on a business trip in Stockholm.

So why does he briefly appear in newsreel footage of a fire at a circus in Vienna, with his arm around another woman?

Vanessa flies to Austria to find her husband - and inadvertently becomes involved in a mystery that spans three countries... and the famous dancing stallions of Austria's Spanish Riding School.

Get transported to 1950s Austria in this thrilling tale of adventure and deception from the queen of romantic suspense, Mary Stewart.

Praise for Mary Stewart

''This zestful romantic adventure grips, amuses, frightens and delights'' Sunday Telegraph

''Always a good read'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''Mary Stewart is magic'' New York Times

''I have read Mary Stewart books over and over again always for pleasure and I am never disappointed'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''I'd rather read her than most other authors'' Harriet Evans

''One of the great British storytellers of the 20th century'' Independent

''Captivating and entertaining'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''She set the benchmark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing'' Elizabeth Buchan