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Charity Selborne, recently widowed, plans a driving holiday across France with her old friend Louise, hoping for relaxed days under the sunny Provençal sun. She arrives at a stylish resort in the historic town of Avignon, unaware that her arrival will thrust her into the climax of a looming tragedy.
The peace of her vacation is shattered when Charity befriends a terrified young boy and draws the attention of his mysterious, possibly murderous father. What begins as a simple act of kindness spirals into a tense involvement with a gang of killers. Amid the tension, a romantic spark ignites with one of the men, complicating her already perilous situation.
As the murderous plot intensifies, Charity must navigate a twisted cocktail of love, fear, revenge, and murder, confronting the darkest corners of the criminal underworld to survive the night in Avignon.
First publish date: 1967
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Mary Stewart
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