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Kellen Stewart #2
Night Mares
A deadly infection...A race against time...An investigation that leads to your worst... Night Mares
Something is very wrong at Nina Crawford's veterinary surgery on the outskirts of Glasgow. Despite all her medical efforts, a deadly strain of bacteria is killing every horse that passes through her operating theatre. And the vicious nightmares that once plagued Nina have returned, pushing her to the very brink of suicide--unless her psychiatrist and friend Kellen Stewart can save her from going over the edge.
Kellen is mystified. Why, after such steady progress, should Nina's mental state deteriorate? Even more deaths at Nina's surgery and a suspicious fire at her home threaten to crumble Nina's fragile defenses. It's a case that will push Kellen over a line she never thought she'd cross--and before it's over, she'll risk not only her profession, but her very life.
Something is very wrong at Nina Crawford's veterinary surgery on the outskirts of Glasgow. Despite all her medical efforts, a deadly strain of bacteria is killing every horse that passes through her operating theatre. And the vicious nightmares that once plagued Nina have returned, pushing her to the very brink of suicide--unless her psychiatrist and friend Kellen Stewart can save her from going over the edge.
Kellen is mystified. Why, after such steady progress, should Nina's mental state deteriorate? Even more deaths at Nina's surgery and a suspicious fire at her home threaten to crumble Nina's fragile defenses. It's a case that will push Kellen over a line she never thought she'd cross--and before it's over, she'll risk not only her profession, but her very life.
306 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 12, 1998
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About the author
Manda Scott
28 books726 followersManda Scott is an award-winning novelist, host of the international chart-topping Accidental Gods podcast and co-creator of the Thrutopia Masterclass.
Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, her previous novels have been short-listed for the Orange Prize, the Edgar, Wilbur Smith and Saltire Awards and won the McIllvanney Prize.
Her latest novel ANY HUMAN POWER is a 'seismic' Mytho-Political thriller which lays out a Thrutopian road map to a flourishing future we’d be proud to leave to the generations that come after us.
Welding the power of intergenerational connection to combat the sting of death and the vicious vengeance of a dying establishment, it opens the doors to a new way of being.
Dream Deeply. Rise up Strong. Change is Coming!
'Instantly immersive and compelling, rich and strange, human and humane, and most of all inspiring ... an extraordinary story.’
Lee Child
"One of our best, most challenging writers is back..." Ian Rankin
"If you don't believe a world where our democracy improves as fast as our devices is possible... Manda Scott will change your mind with this visionary novel." Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan
"A light to guide us through a difficult time: Descrying the thin possible path between static social decay and populist rage is the defining problem of our time. Without lights like Manda Scott and this blessed book, we would surely fail." Glen Weil, co-author of Plurality.
Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, her previous novels have been short-listed for the Orange Prize, the Edgar, Wilbur Smith and Saltire Awards and won the McIllvanney Prize.
Her latest novel ANY HUMAN POWER is a 'seismic' Mytho-Political thriller which lays out a Thrutopian road map to a flourishing future we’d be proud to leave to the generations that come after us.
Welding the power of intergenerational connection to combat the sting of death and the vicious vengeance of a dying establishment, it opens the doors to a new way of being.
Dream Deeply. Rise up Strong. Change is Coming!
'Instantly immersive and compelling, rich and strange, human and humane, and most of all inspiring ... an extraordinary story.’
Lee Child
"One of our best, most challenging writers is back..." Ian Rankin
"If you don't believe a world where our democracy improves as fast as our devices is possible... Manda Scott will change your mind with this visionary novel." Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan
"A light to guide us through a difficult time: Descrying the thin possible path between static social decay and populist rage is the defining problem of our time. Without lights like Manda Scott and this blessed book, we would surely fail." Glen Weil, co-author of Plurality.
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July 21, 2018
Real Rating: 3.5* of five
In 1999, I lived in Austin, Texas, again after 13 years' absence. I dealt with a sense of isolation by reading (shocking, I know) and preferentially of QUILTBAG writers. I found this series about a Scottish lesbian vet at BookPeople's airport kiosk and was immediately hooked.
Read all three in less than a week. I might go looking for them again for a sentimental re-read.
In 1999, I lived in Austin, Texas, again after 13 years' absence. I dealt with a sense of isolation by reading (shocking, I know) and preferentially of QUILTBAG writers. I found this series about a Scottish lesbian vet at BookPeople's airport kiosk and was immediately hooked.
Read all three in less than a week. I might go looking for them again for a sentimental re-read.
May 4, 2016
Night Mares - Another excellent mystery, the second of Scott's in the Kellen Stewart series. Quite different, yet equally as technically precise and masterfully written as Hen's Teeth. Night Mares shadows around human betray at the highest level involving a client of Kellen's, a highly respected and driven veterinary doctor. Given the Vet's relentless quest to find out what's killing local horses and Kellen's love of her own horses, it's a natural match for this new mystery. I love Scott's work and have already begun reading the third book in the series. Sometimes in reading (or watching) a mystery, I'll get a clue that will usually tip me off...but not so in Scott's writing. In the Kellen Stewart series books, it' ain't over til it's over and the fat lady sings, so to speak. If you really love genuine characters who are well-developed woven into a great mystery, this series is for you!
June 27, 2008
I expected to love this book, but didn't care for her style of writing, so didn't read past the first chapter.
November 27, 2016
3.5 stars
Manda Scott can't write a bad book. The Kellen Stewart ones are not her best - but they are still a really good read! And it just gets better and better from here......
Manda Scott can't write a bad book. The Kellen Stewart ones are not her best - but they are still a really good read! And it just gets better and better from here......
October 9, 2019
Not sure this is really detective fiction, but I do know that there are way too many dead animals. I kind of skimmed through the last 1/3 or so of the book, as I had figured out "whodunit" and there kept being dead animals.
May 16, 2019
Sometimes I had trouble following the plot in this book but it was obvious that bad things were happening to some good animals and quite sad when they died.
October 2, 2015
I don't feel really comfortable rating and reviewing this book since I barely read any of it. I did just finish The Crystal Skull and enjoyed that a lot so now Goodreads is suggesting this and other Manda Scott books. Really, I'm just trying to get Goodreads off my case!
I didn't like this book because of the graphic descriptions of medical treatments and illnesses in both animals and in the self abuse the veterinarian had heaped on herself. It just felt that it would be bad for *my* mental health.
I didn't like this book because of the graphic descriptions of medical treatments and illnesses in both animals and in the self abuse the veterinarian had heaped on herself. It just felt that it would be bad for *my* mental health.
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December 7, 2010Very mind bending and psychadelic,sometimes I was wondering what kind of crazy stuff the author was on butit all made sense when the end came around (I wasn't expecting it tomake sense by that point!).
January 10, 2016
More horse that a dozen distilled Dick Francis novels and a style of writing, of observation and characterisation that, once again, leaves me slumped in open-mouthed admiration. And the plot twisty tight too.
July 26, 2015
good book. I'm mad the villain didn't suffer as much as I was hoping. Loved Kellen.
August 25, 2015
Brilliant. Riveting!
October 11, 2010
Good book though a little too much for me right now.
June 4, 2012
Good mystery, good lesbian lead character.
April 14, 2017
One of my most favorite books of all times.
I miss this series!
I miss this series!
April 16, 2017
Beautifully written and tense book where the reader is never quite sure exactly what's going on. An excellent portrayal of a character pushed to the edge, and then beyond.
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