num_pages: 342
description: A governess in a French chateau encounters an apparent plot against her young charge's life in this unforgettably haunting and beautifully written suspense novel. When lovely Linda Martin first arrives at Château Valmy as an English governess to the nine-year-old Count Philippe de Valmy, the opulence and history surrounding her seems like a wondrous, ecstatic dream. But a palpable terror is crouching in the shadows. Philippe's uncle, Léon de Valmy, is the epitome of charm, yet dynamic and arrogant, his paralysis little hindrance as he moves noiselessly in his wheelchair from room to room. Only his son Raoul, a handsome, sardonic man who drives himself and his car with equally reckless abandon, seems able to stand up to him. To Linda, Raoul is an enigma, though irresistibly attracted to him, she senses some dark twist in his nature. When an accident deep in the woods nearly kills Linda's innocent charge, she begins to wonder if someone has deadly plans for the young count.
language: English
title: Nine Coaches Waiting
titlecomplete: Nine Coaches Waiting
characters: Léon de Valmy, Linda Martin, Philippe, Comte de Valmy, Mary Seddon, Arthur Seddon, Berthe the maid, Albertine the maid, Raoul de Valmy, Hyppolyte de Valmy, Willaim Blake, Bernard the chauffeur, Carlo Florimond, Héloïse de Valmy
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Gothic, Suspense, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Suspense
ratings_count: 15610
places: Soubirous, High Savoy, Savoy, France
publisher: Chicago Review Press