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My Brother Michael

  • 1960 first published
  • 256 pages
  • ★ 4.4 (7 ratings)
  • 22 editions

Published in 1960, My Brother Michael is a romantic suspense novel by Mary Stewart. Much of the action takes place in Delphoi, Greece. Key subjects include Greece and Florida.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 35 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 22 editions.

It runs to roughly 256 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About My Brother Michael

ONLY A MOMENT BEFORE Camilla Haven is on holiday alone, and wishes for some excitement. She had been sitting quietly in a crowded Athens cafe writing to her friend Elizabeth in England, "Nothing ever happens tome..." Then, without warning, a stranger approached, thrust a set of car keys at her and pointed to a huge black touring car parked at the curb. "The car for Delphi, mademoiselle... A matter of life and death," he whispered and disappeared. From that moment Camilla her life suddenly begins to take off when she sets out on a mysterious car journey to Delphi in the company of a charming but quietly determined Englishman named Simon Lester. Simon told Camilla he had come to the ancient Greek ruins to "appease the shade” of his brother Michael, killed some fourteen years earlier on Parnassus. From a curious letter Michael had written, Simon believed his brother had stumbled upon something of great importance hidden in the craggy reaches of the mountainside. And then Simon and Camilla learned that they were not alone in their search... The ride was Camilla's first mistake... or perhaps she unintentionally had invoked the gods. She finds herself in the midst of an exciting, intriguing, yet dangerous adventure. An extraordinary train of events turned on a nightmare of intrigue and terror beyond her wildest daydreams.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Delphoi, Greece

Subjects

  • Suspense romance
  • Greece
  • Thrillers
  • Florida

Quick answers

Who wrote My Brother Michael?

My Brother Michael was written by Mary Stewart and first published in 1960.

What genre is My Brother Michael?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is My Brother Michael?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to My Brother Michael?

Readers who like it often enjoy Heartbreaker, Night Whispers and Blue Dahlia.

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