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The Moon-Spinners

  • 1962 first published
  • 303 pages
  • ★ 4.5 (11 ratings)
  • 33 editions

Mary Stewart's The Moon-Spinners (1962) is a gothic fiction and romantic suspense novel. The story is set in Crete and Crete, Greece, during Post world war II. Readers will find themes of Greece.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, and 86 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 33 editions.

At about 303 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About The Moon-Spinners

Young, beautiful, and adventurous Nicola Ferris loves her life as a secretary at the British Embassy on Greece. On leave from her job as a secretary in Athens, has been looking forward to a quiet week's holiday in the lush island of Crete, enjoying the wild flowers and the company of her cousin Frances. Then on her day off, her impulse led her on a little-used path into the foreboding White Mountains. She links up with two hiking companions who have inadvertently stumbled upon a scene of blood vengeance, that involving a young Englishman and a group of people tied together by blood and the bonds of greed. For the first time in her life Nicola meets a man and a situation she cannot deal with... A man in hiding -- for reasons he could not explain. Warned to stay away, Nicola was unable to obey. And before she realized what she had uncovered, she found herself thrust into the midst of an alarming plot in which she would become the prey... And suddenly the life Nicola adores is in danger of coming to an abrupt, brutal, and terrifying end....
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Post world war II

Subjects

  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Mystery
  • Romantic suspense
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Suspense romance
  • Greece
  • Romance - General
  • Fiction - Romance
  • Thrillers

Quick answers

Who wrote The Moon-Spinners?

The Moon-Spinners was written by Mary Stewart and first published in 1962.

What genre is The Moon-Spinners?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Romantic Suspense.

How long is The Moon-Spinners?

The median edition has 303 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Moon-Spinners?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Time of the Hunter's Moon, Lord of the Far Island and Rebecca.

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