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    Touch Not the Cat: The classic suspense novel from the Queen of the Romantic Mystery

    Mary Stewart

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    After the tragic death of her father, Bryony Ashley returns from abroad to find that his estate is to become the responsibility of her cousin Emory. Ashley Court with its load of debt is no longer her worry. But there is something odd about her father's sudden death . . .

    Bryony has inherited the Ashley 'Sight' and so has one of the Ashleys. Since childhood the two have communicated through thought patterns, though Bryony has no idea of his identity. Now she is determined to find him. But danger as well as romance wait for her in the old moated house, with its tragic memories. . .

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    Praise for Touch Not the Cat

    • Another winner for Mary Stewart and her heroines - Evening Standard

    • From opening to finale, this zestful romantic adventure grips, amuses, frightens and delights - Sunday Telegraph

    • Superb . . . Her characters have depth. Her villains are satisfyingly violent but her lovers are tender. She writes with rare economy and elegance. - Daily Mail

    • One of Mary Stewart's best - so good that even if it rains, you will still enjoy your holiday! - Daily Mail

    • Mary Stewart is magic - The New York Times

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

    • A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. - Harriet Evans

    • Another winner for Mary Stewart and her heroines - Evening Standard

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    Mary Stewart

    Mary Stewart

    Mary Stewart is one of our most successful novelists. Her first novel, MADAM WILL YOU TALK, was published in 1955. It was an immediate success and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. All her novels have been bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. She was made a Doctor of Literature by Durham University in 2009.

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