Down By The Water, Elle Connel
Down By The Water, Elle Connel
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Down By The Water
The compulsive page turner you won't want to miss

Author: Elle Connel

Narrator: Natalie Pela

Unabridged: 11 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Wildfire

Published: 06/03/2021

Synopsis

One photo. Seven friends. And a strange face, none of them recognise.

"I loved it - a classy and clever subversion of a country house mystery" Harriet Tyce

**A Sunday Times crime book of the month**

'The end, when it comes, is as unexpected and smart as it gets' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'I was kept up all night' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'I loved this book, and read the whole thing in two sittings' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

A group of old friends gather at a remote Scottish castle, one last weekend before Georgie's wedding. Down at the loch, they take a group photo - but what they see stops them cold.

Because there's a stranger behind them.

None of them saw him, and nobody knows where he went. They're miles from the nearest town. Where did he come from, and where did he go?

As the weekend unravels and terrible secrets come to light, it soon becomes clear that their perfect weekend is turning into a perfect nightmare. They're desperate to leave - but someone won't let them.

A page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Catherine Cooper's THE CHALET and Lucy Foley's THE HUNTING PARTY.

Praise for Down By The Water:

"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
"A chilling drama" Sunday Times
"Sinister and atmospheric" - Chris Brookmyre
"Tense, mesmerising and heartbreaking, I was truly gripped" - Susi Holliday
"A gripping mystery." - Nathan Ripley

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 Linda on June 03, 2021

This is the last girls' weekend before Georgina's wedding. Seven friends, in total will be participating in the wedding. They're staying in a castle near the woods and a loch. After imbibing quite a bot, they decide to take selfie in front of the loch to post on social media. It's only later when the......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on July 03, 2021

Down By the Water is a psychological thriller by Elle Connel, set over the course of a weekend at a hen party in a remote castle in the Scottish Borders. Said to have been partially inspired by a true story, it follows seven friends and is situated near a beautiful sea-loch, it seems like the perfec......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on July 07, 2021

Thank you to the author, publishers Wildfire and online book club Pigeonhole for access to read this book for free. This is an honest and voluntary review. I love Pigeonhole. The online book club gives me access to a variety of books and the freedom to choose things I might not have otherwise tried.......more

Goodreads review by Namita on June 08, 2021

Seven friends are celebrating a last girls' weekend before Georgina's wedding when disaster strikes turning a perfect getaway into a nightmare from which they might never fully recover Down by the Water by Elle Connel is a fun ,suspenseful, well written, character driven novel with surprising twists......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on June 28, 2021

There is huge rate of personal growth which occurs between leaving school and going to university, a whole new world where you have the chance to re-invent yourself and shed the cocoon of childhood and parental expectations. And then, as a grown up, the friendships you make are often mistaken for ge......more

Quotes

A chilling drama Sunday Times

All is not as it seems in this classy, clever mystery

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

Tense, mesmerising and heartbreaking, I was truly gripped

A psychological thriller with both depth and drive, Down By The Water is a gripping mystery. Nathan Ripley

Down by the Water is a dark and twisty tale of female friendship that commands your attention from start to finish. Elle Connel is a novelist at the top of her game. Claire L. Heuchan

Elle Connel picks away the veneer of old friendships in this sinister and compelling tale of sorrow, secrets, and betrayal. E. S. Thomson

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