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by Mary Stewart (Author) "In the first place, I suppose, it was my parents' fault for giving me a silly name like Gianetta..." (more)
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"Don't wait for a rainy day to curl up with a book by Mary Stewart." (Sandra Brown )

"Nobody does it better." (Elizabeth Lowell )

"I've always loved Mary Stewart's wonderful novels of suspense, romance and exotic adventure." (Barbara Michaels )

"A fabulous storyteller." (Tulsa World )

"...rich in excitement and sheer narrative flow." (New York Times )

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Mary Stewart's novels are the stuff of legend." (Orlando Sentinel )

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Beautiful but troubled, Gianetta cannot seem to escape her past, her pain, or her ex-husband -- not even in a remote hotel on the Scottish Isle of Skye. One of her fellow guests, however, is also hiding secrets . . . and a skill and penchant for murder.

And now the killer only has eyes for Gianetta . . .

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Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: HarperTorch (November 25, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060093579
ISBN-13: 978-0060093570
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Alma Corrigan, Roderick Grant, Hubert Hay, Dougal Macrae, Inspector Mackenzie, Marion Bradford, Marcia Maling, Miss Brooke, Hartley Corrigan, Heather Macrae, Ronald Beagle, Jamesy Farlane, Bill Persimmon, Sputan Dhu, Colonel Cowdray-Simpson, Major Persimmon, Miss Bradford, Roberta Symes, Nicholas Drury, An't Sran, Miss Maling, Miss Symes, The Golden Bough, Alastair Braine, Black Spout

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Crime Fiction II: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1749-1990 A Completely Revised and Updated Edition (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) by Allen J. Hubin on page 317, and page 409
Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present by Lillian Faderman on page 355, and Index
The Crystal Cave (The Arthurian Saga, Book 1) by Mary Stewart in Front Matter
The Hollow Hills (The Arthurian Saga, Book 2) by Mary Stewart in Front Matter
The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing by Rosemary Herbert on page 237

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stewart's Homage to the Hebrides, September 14, 2002

By	Diana F. Von Behren "reneofc" (Kenner, LA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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Gianetta Brook has had a rough go of it. Lovely, red-haired and seemingly a London jet-setter, she is actually a vulnerable young woman with a sterling set of ethics and lingering loyalties. Her romantic history, however, is disappointing. As a younger model, awash with the glow of new-found fame, she meets writer Nicholas Drury, 10 years her senior. Sardonic and handsome, he sweeps her away in a whirlwind courtship that ends in a swift marriage doomed to fail as she believes he only sees her slick model's veneer and not the innocent girl beneath the gloss. Four years later, Gianetta finds herself divorced, still modeling and utterly exhausted by her seemingly sophisticated life. A vacation to the isle of Skye in the Hebrides is recommended by her well-meaning parents. Especially as she wants to avoid the coronation throngs crowding London in May of 1953, Gianetta quickly accepts their advise. Within days she finds herself at the small Camas Fhionnaridh Hotel at the foot of the Cuillin where fishing and climbing is the order of the day and the fast pace of London is left far behind her. Or so she thinks. Instead of peace and quiet, she is first assaulted by the advent of her ex-husband, then by the fact that all of the company staying in the hotel are actually suspected of being a killer who has murdered a local girl in a bizarre ritualistic way involving the Old Religion's tradition of setting wildfire in honor of the Beltane. In the styple of a classic Agatha Christie drawing room police procedural, Gianetta's values are put to the test as the local police enlist her aid in creating their dragnet and the clues begin to point unerringly towards identifying Nicholas as the unknown murderer.
Ever present in this well-written story is Mary Stewart's evident love of nature and her uncanny ability to impose on the reader's mind's eye the majesty of the Scottish Hebrides--the towering mountains, the misty bogs and the glittering lochs. Her expert juxtaposition of the modern day coronation ceremony with the Highland lore of old is scintillating in that it evokes an intelligent Hitchcockian anticipation and delightfully squeamish dread of what is to come as one turns to the next page. Most of the romance takes place outside the bounds of the novel; the reader must conjur up his/her own imagery of the couples relationship before and after the actual storyline. For those who liked Du Maurier's Jamaica Inn, I think Wildfire at Midnight will equally enthrall.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My Favourite Stewart novel!!, April 17, 2002

By	Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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This is my favourite Mary Stewart Novel. Gianetta is getting away from a bad marriage. He thought her the perfect, mature spouse, instead she was a young, insecure woman in love and he betrays her. Getting away from it all, she takes a vacation to the Isle of Skye, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. There she finds a mix of fellow guests, but her peaceful vacation meant to repair her soul is shattered when her ex husband arrives.

It is as moody and atmospheric as the Isle itself, and grows darker as they soon discover there is a madman aloose in the group, killing people in ancient pagan fashion. As they near the Pagan Holiday of Beltaine (May Day) where bonfires were lit high in the hills, she fears that madman may be her exhusand.

A super timeless read that you will never forget.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Creepy Hebridean Murder Mystery, April 5, 2006

By	A. Weston "Adrian Weston" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I was a child in the 1970s we were on a holiday on the west coast of Scotland and by chance, taking refuge in the car from the torrential summer downpour in the barren square of Portree, my father turned on the radio. What came on was a creepy, disturbing drama set on Skye. A young woman, the only visitor to this country hotel not on the suspect list for a grizzly murder is sitting in the dead of night by the unconscious body of another would-be victim of the murderer. "How appropriate!" my mother laughed, and we listened on. The landscape of the story was the same landscape that was around me, though I couldn't see it for the rain, and there were strange characters, a crazed climber, beltane fires and murder. I thought it was great and it really, really stayed with me. It was years later that I read Wildfire at Midnight and realised that this was the self-same story I'd heard as a child. It's cracking, unashamedly romantic, but really rather well written. A good read for a sick day tucked up on the sofa, or a quiet night in. Mary Stewart's great - if only new pulp fiction could manage the same alluring balance of literary poise and good swash-buckling plots. No one else does it as well.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites
I must admit that when I first read this book years ago, I didn't like it. Now that time has past, I see it in a different light, more as the story of Gianetta and Nick, with a... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wildfire at Midnight
If you appreciate an 'old fashioned' tale free of graphic intimacy and violence, if you appreciate vivid description, romance and intrigue this is for you. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Caitlin Metcalf

5.0 out of 5 stars Suspense At Its Best
I loved this book! It is a great example of Mary Stewart's ability to create suspense and atmosphere in writing. I only wish that she would write another book sometime. Read more

Published 23 months ago by lady victoria

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Atmosphere and Characters!
This was the first Mary Stewart I read and I was hooked. It is still a favorite along with Madam Will You Talk and The Ivy Tree. Read more

Published on April 12, 2007 by Virginia Allain

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest first chapters in popular fiction
This is a very good book, but the first chapter is a beautifully polished gem. The description of the heroine's look-alike but very different ancestor is unforgetable: "the Vixen... Read more

Published on March 24, 2005 by Omnivorous Reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe its a little dated;
But it is a great book. I enjoyed the whodunit atmosphere, and of course the sligh twang of romance in the air. Read more

Published on December 10, 2003 by shacary

4.0 out of 5 stars Superb storytelling and narrative
"A haunting novel of suspense and romance that mingles pungent description and vivid terror as only Mary Stewart can ... Read more

Published on February 24, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars The Romance of Skye
This review relates to the printed, not audio, book. This is one of the better Mary Stewarts. She writes what I suppose might be termed romantic suspense, or modern gothic... Read more

Published on February 15, 2001 by serracus

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely my favourite ( so far)
I have read a number of Mary Stewart's books and although I love them all, Wildfire at MIdnight is definitely my favourite. Read more

Published on August 9, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars One of her best(if not her best)
I think this book along with 'This Rough Magic' and 'Nine Coaches Waiting' form her three best works and can be either classified as sensitive romances or well written suspense... Read more

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