Airs Above the Ground: The suspenseful, romantic story that will sweep you off your feet

A thrilling tale of adventure and deception set in 1950s Austria, from the queen of romantic suspense and author of Madam, Will You Talk? 'This zestful romantic adventure grips, amuses, frightens and delights' Sunday Telegraph Vanessa March's husband Lewis is meant to be on a business trip in Stockholm. So why does he briefly appear in newsreel footage of a fire at a circus in Vienna, with his arm around another woman? Vanessa flies to Austria to find her husband - and inadvertently becomes involved in a mystery surrounding the famous dancing stallions of Austria's Spanish Riding School . . . Praise for Mary Stewart: 'Mary Stewart is magic' New York Times 'I'd rather read her than most other authors' Harriet Evans 'One of the great British storytellers of the 20th century' Independent 'She set the benchmark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing' Elizabeth Buchan Reader reviews of Airs Above the Ground: 'You feel you are there in the story. This made my holiday perfect' 'This book has it all . . . thrilling action in a stunning Austrian setting, I loved it' 'A cracking good story, beautifully written. This is a most satisfying read' 'Mary Stewart specialises in novels which have you alternately holding your breath as to what might happen, or chuckling to yourself. This is one of her best' Font Size=+1a Thrilling Tale Of Adventure And Deception Set In 1950s Austria, From The Original Queen Of Romantic Suspense./font Size Font Size=+1'this Zestful Romantic Adventure Grips, Amuses, Frightens And Delights' Sunday Telegraph/font Size Vanessa March's Husband Lewis Is Meant To Be On A Business Trip In Stockholm. So Why Does He Briefly Appear In Newsreel Footage Of A Fire At A Circus In Vienna, With His Arm Around Another Woman? Vanessa Flies To Austria To Find Her Husband - And Inadvertently Becomes Involved In A Mystery Surrounding The Famous Dancing Stallions Of Austria's Spanish Riding School . . . Praise For Mary Stewart: 'mary Stewart Is Magic' New York Times 'i'd Rather Read Her Than Most Other Authors' Harriet Evans 'one Of The Great British Storytellers Of The 20th Century' Independent 'she Set The Benchmark For Pace, Suspense And Romance - With A Great Dollop Of Escapism As The Icing' Elizabeth Buchan Reader Reviews Of Airs Above The Ground: 'you Feel You Are There In The Story. This Made My Holiday Perfect' 'this Book Has It All . . . Thrilling Action In A Stunning Austrian Setting, I Loved It' 'a Cracking Good Story, Beautifully Written. This Is A Most Satisfying Read' 'mary Stewart Specialises In Novels Which Have You Alternately Holding Your Breath As To What Might Happen, Or Chuckling To Yourself. This Is One Of Her Best' Lovely Vanessa March, two years married and very much in love, did not think it was a strange for her husband to take a business trip to Stockholm. What was strange was the silence that followed. She never thought to look for her missing husband in Vienna -- until she saw him in a newsreel shot there at the scene of a deadly fire. Then she caught a glimpse of him in a newsreel shot of a crowd near a mysterious circus fire and knew it was more than strange. It was downright sinister. Vanessa is propelled to Vienna by the shocking discovery. In her charge is young Timothy Lacy, who also has urgent problems to solve. But her hunt for answers only leads to more sinister questions in a mysterious world of white stallions of Vienna. But what promises to be no more than a delicate personal mission turns out to involve the security forces of three countries, two dead men, a circus and its colourful personnel. And what waits for Vanessa in the shadows is more terrifying than anything she has ever encountered. Vanessa March travels to Austria on a last-minute errand of the heart, taking with her young Timothy Lacy who has his own problems to solve. But the personal becomes political when the pair find themselves entangled in a plot involving the colourful members of a travelling circus and the famous Lipizzan stallions of Vienna. When Vanessa March arrived in Vienna she knew all about the beautiful white Lipizzan stallions at the Spanish Riding School. But she never expected to get so involved with them or, indeed, with suspected murder Carmel Lacy is the silliest woman I know, which is saying a good deal.