The Stormy Petrel
by Mary Stewart
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Read in July, 2007
This is third Mary Stewart book I found at the library. Not as enjoyable as the previous two. Good characters, but practically no plot at all. The heroine, a Cambridge professor/poet, goes to a remote Scottish island for peace and quiet and of course runs across a crime in progress. Trouble is, the mystery pretty much solves itself and the whole book's barely more than a hundred pages long. Not really worth bothering with.
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Read in January, 1997
Rose gos to the quiet Scottish island of Moila to find some quiet time to write. But after only a few days she finds not one but two strange men in her kitchen one stormy night. After that her poetry looses some of its luster.
Every time I pick up this book I read it again. And every time it is just as good.
Every time I pick up this book I read it again. And every time it is just as good.
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Read in January, 2008
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a popular author on her blogrecommends it for: Readers
I wanted to read a Mary Stewart book because a popular author, I forget who, said she was one of her role models.
A short book that gets right to the plot. It is not a formula mystery & you do not know who until th end. But it keeps you on your toes.
A short book that gets right to the plot. It is not a formula mystery & you do not know who until th end. But it keeps you on your toes.
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I was let down by the lack of real mystery or romance, but the setting in the Scottish highlands and flow of the writing made it nice for a one-time read.
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fans of mystery and romance, Mary Stewart is the queen! Less throbbing than Harlequin though :)
I got this one for Christmas from my cousin several years ago, and I still haven't read it!
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avg rating (all editions): 3.60 (97 ratings) avg rating (this edition): 3.69 (75 ratings) number of reviews: 7popular shelves
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