"True crime, risky journalism, and deep dark secrets. Not to mention a glamorous European castle. Irresistible! Please Enjoy Your Stay is a total immersion thriller, twisty and gorgeously written, with family friction, toxic relationships, and gaspworthy surprises. Tara Goedjen has created the perfect contemporary Gothic, smart and suspenseful-- and with this novel she takes her rightful place in the lineage of Daphne du Maurier and Ruth Ware."
Description
“A gripping page-turner you’ll want to stay up all night to finish.” —Amy Tintera, New York Times bestselling author
After a true crime podcast reopens her cousin’s murder case, a woman must confront her past at a glamorous European castle where she follows a trail of toxic family secrets and deadly lies in this “addictive, atmospheric” (Tiffany Crum, New York Times bestselling author), gothic-tinged thriller perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.
When they were teenagers, Mia’s beloved cousin was murdered during their stay at an infamous castle in the Austrian Alps. As the only witness, Mia’s testimony put the killer behind bars, but it tore her life apart: the media accused her aunt, a controversial true crime author, of being involved. Now, a decade later, the murderer is appealing his conviction, and a popular true crime podcast starts covering the case, determined to exonerate him, and resurfacing lies about Mia’s family in the process.
Desperate to protect her aunt—and what she knows to be the truth—Mia returns to Austria. The castle is being revamped as a luxury hotel, and Mia gets a job as a nanny for the new owner, hiding in plain sight as she investigates, needing to set the story straight once and for all. But after someone mysteriously disappears on the property and sinister new evidence emerges regarding her cousin’s death, she realizes she might have accused the wrong man...and put her own life in danger.
“With nerve-shattering suspense, Goedjen expertly peels away layers of secrets, hidden motives, and deadly intentions to reveal a monster no one sees coming. Come for the intrigue, stay for the pitch-perfect pacing and unrelenting tension. Please Enjoy Your Stay is not to be missed” (Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author).
Reviews
“Mixing true crime with gothic suspense, PLEASE ENJOY YOUR STAY is a gripping page-turner you’ll want to stay up all night to finish. This well-crafted debut had me hooked from page one!”
"A well-executed gothic thriller… a shrewdly self-aware tale that never goes where readers might expect."
"Addictive, atmospheric, and beautifully unsettling, Please Enjoy Your Stay snapped me out of a reading slump. A multilayered mystery that haunts long after checkout. I loved it!"
