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Touch Not the Cat

The classic suspense novel from the Queen of the Romantic Mystery

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 An exceptional novel of dark family secrets - danger lurks behind every shadow in Mary Stewart's classic novel of romantic suspense.

Ashley Court: the tumbledown ancestral home of the Ashley family, all blessed with 'the gift' of being able to speak to each other without words. When Bryony Ashley's father dies under mysterious circumstances, his final words a cryptic warning to her, Bryony returns from abroad to uncover Ashley Court's secrets. What did her father's message mean? What lies at the centre of the overgrown maze in the gardens? And who is trying to prevent Bryony from discovering the truth?

Tell Bryony. The cat, it's in the cat on the pavement. The map. The letter. In the brook. Tell Bryony. My little Bryony to be careful. Danger.

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

(P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©1976 Mary Stewart Classics Family Life Genre Fiction Mystery Romance Romantic Suspense Cats Suspense Fiction
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I think this is my favourite Mary Stuart book. Characters you care about, mystery, magic.

Easy listening

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a beautiful reading of my favourite book by my favourite author. absolutely loved it. looking forward to listening to the rest of Mary Stewart's books

beautiful

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Great story and a great narrator, makes a great book! Thank you 😊
As always M.S. described the beautiful surroundings so well, that I could see it as well as if I were there in flesh 🤩

simply a great book

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I read this book many years ago and enjoyed it just as much on audio. A supernatural element to this book which added to the story and gave a twist at the end.

A story that reminds me of Barbara Michaels books - an element of danger, romance and supernatural - unfortunately not available on audio:-(

A little bit different from MS's other books

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I read this book many years ago as a young adult and loved it but now that I have read hundreds of books I didn't love it second time around or at least that is what I concluded. So not sure. its not boring, its read well and you might love it but you won't hate it.

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