You Can Stay, Elle Connel
You Can Stay, Elle Connel
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You Can Stay
The chilling, heart-stopping new thriller

Author: Elle Connel

Narrator: Melanie MacHugh, Peter Hannah

Unabridged: 9 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Wildfire

Published: 09/15/2022

Synopsis

She's the perfect host. He's the perfect victim.

Someone is hunting Connor. Alone, freezing, in the wilderness of Bodmin Moor, on an elite Special Forces training exercise, he'd be a fool to scorn the kindness of a local stranger. Wouldn't he?

At first, Eilidh seems to be an impeccable host. She offers Connor food and a warm bed - he finds it nearly impossible to leave her charming farmhouse.

But the choice isn't his to make.

There have been others before. None, though, as perfect as him.

Why would she let him leave?

Praise for Elle Connel:

"I loved the classy writing and ever-growing sense of unease in this clever subversion of a classic country house mystery" - Harriet Tyce
"A chilling drama" Sunday Times
"Misery for the Goop generation. You Can Stay is fantastic - an absolute treat of a book." - Catherine Simpson
"Witty, grounded and entertaining, this is a thrilling read." - Lynsey May
"You Can Stay was so gripping I read it in one compulsive sitting!" - Claire Askew
"Sinister and atmospheric" - Chris Brookmyre
"Absolutely loved this - so dark, yet laced with humour, and such clever plotting. Loved the characters, and the ending is sublime." - Susi Holliday
"I have never fallen so hard for a book this far out of my comfort zone. A stunning book about gender and power, and a fine homage to Stephen King's Misery. Deeply unsettling, and impossible to put down." - Claire L Heuchan
"A gripping mystery." - Nathan Ripley

(P) 2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About Elle Connel

Elle Connel is the pseudonym of Lucy Ribchester, whose previous novels, The Hourglass Factory and The Amber Shadows, were historical thrillers. She has a first class degree in English from the University of St Andrews and a Masters in Shakespeare Studies from Kings College London. Her previous work has won her a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award, a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, and short-listings for the Costa Short Story Award and Manchester Fiction Prize. She lives in Edinburgh with her partner and two sons. Down by the Water is her first book as Elle Connel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on February 22, 2022

Connor is in the final stage of the gruelling selection process for special forces on Bodmin Moor. Exhaustion is setting in before he and fellow soldier Deli need to check in at the rendezvous point. They settle for a brief respite in a bothy and when an offer to recover is offered by Eilidh, Connor......more

Goodreads review by Louise on August 15, 2022

Someone is hunting Connor. While taking part in Selection, the elite Special Forces training programme, he must evade capture by a squad of paratroopers for several days in the wilderness of Bodmin Moor. When he's offered proper rest and recuperation by the owner of a local farmhouse, he knows he's......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on September 10, 2023

Connor is on the final stage of a special forces exercise on Bodmin Moor, he is cold and wet when he stumbles upon a farmhouse. He is invited in by Eilidth to have some food, warm clothes and rest, even though he knows this is against the rules. Connor cannot resist her charms and they end up sleepin......more

Goodreads review by Kay on February 11, 2022

This was a tough one, both to read and to review. It was atmospheric read; deliciously dark and gritty. The characters were unlikeable, which I think should have only applied to one instead of the whole cast. It made it hard to connect, to really care about what was happening to them. Some parts wer......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on August 26, 2022

Hi and welcome to my review of You Can Stay! I decided to pick up You Can Stay because of the blurb, which made me think I was in for a tense thriller. Unfortunately, I ended up feeling rather unsatisfied. Note that this review may contain mild spoilers as I try to explain why it didn’t work for me. Y......more

Quotes

A chilling drama Sunday Times

The plot twists and turns with spectacular speed - ripping along at terrific pace. Daily Mail

Down By The Water takes the reader on a weekend trip from hell... I loved the classy writing and ever-growing sense of unease in this clever subversion of a classic country house mystery Harriet Tyce

Sinister and atmospheric, peeling back the superficial veneers of friendship to reveal the darker truths that lurk beneath Chris Brookmyre

Absolutely loved this - so dark, yet laced with humour, and such clever plotting. Loved the characters, and the ending is sublime. Susi Holliday

You Can Stay was so gripping I read it in one compulsive sitting! Claire Askew, author of the DI Birch series

Filled with mystery and suspense. The Scots Magazine

A fast, ingenious read that always takes the road less favoured. Crime Time

Lucy has created an unforgettable villain, a 'Gorgon of Wellness', a villain for our times - Misery for the Goop generation. You Can Stay is fantastic - an absolute treat of a book. Catherine Simpson, author of Truestory and When I Had a Little Sister

I have never fallen so hard for a book this far out of my comfort zone. A stunning book about gender and power, and a fine homage to Stephen King's Misery. Deeply unsettling, and impossible to put down. Claire L Heuchan

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