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Fashion model Gianetta Brooke, on the brink of a breakdown, is sent to a secluded Hebridean hotel for rest. There she encounters a gruesome murder, an unexpected visit from her ex‑husband Nick, and a pivotal clue that points directly at him—threatening to unravel her fragile sense of safety and force her into the center of a harrowing investigation.
First publish date: June 12, 1977
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Mary Stewart
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