Wrong Place Wrong Time
How do you stop a murder when it’s already happened? THE MILLION-COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
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Publisher Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR
'Perfection, every word, every moment. One of the best books I've ever read' LISA JEWELL
'Wow. Amazing! Loved every page . . . If you are looking for a summer read, I've found it!' HOLLY WILLOUGHBY
'Page-turning time-loop thriller . . . An intelligent puzzle full of heart and good sense' GUARDIAN
'A mind-bending page-turning thriller. Non-stop thrills right from the start. A rare gem' STEVE WRIGHT, RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB
'A spellbinding "whydunnit". A novel with a difference' SUNDAY TIMES
'Skilful, satisfying. Couldn't put it down. Don't miss it!' OBSERVER, 'THRILLER OF THE MONTH'
CAN YOU STOP A MURDER AFTER IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED? . . . DISCOVER THE MOST TALKED ABOUT THRILLER OF THE YEAR
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It's late. You're waiting up for your son.
Then you spot him: he's with someone. And - you can't believe what you see - your funny, happy teenage boy stabs this stranger.
You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your son is charged with murder. His future is lost.
That night you fall asleep in despair. But when you wake . . . it is yesterday. The day before the murder.
Somewhere in the past lie the answers - a reason for this crime.
And your only chance to stop it . . .
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'Masterfully plotted and ingenious. One of the best books I've read this year' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'A genre-defining masterpiece. An instant classic' HOLLY SEDDON
'I was gripped' JANE CORRY
'Brilliantly original, so tense and so moving' LUCY CLARKE
'So riveting you'll pull a sickie and ignore all family and friends until the breath-taking final page' CELIA WALDEN
'Mindblowingly good. I'm in awe' JANE FALLON
'Fiendishly clever and flawlessly executed' ROSIE WALSH
PRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER:
'Gillian McAllister just gets better and better' CLAIRE MACKINTOSH
'Like watching a gripping, claustrophobic box set' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'The queen of the moral dilemma' HOLLY SEDDON
'If Jodi Picoult wrote thrillers, they would look like this' ROSMUND LUPTON
'Any writer can keep you turning the pages - few can make you care this much' ERIN KELLY
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Perhaps seven is her lucky number because the seventh psychological thriller from Birmingham-born McAllister is by far her boldest, most genre-bending yet. Lawyer Jen’s life gets flipped upside down when her sweet, geeky teenage son suddenly pulls a knife and stabs a man to death in the street. Dramatic enough, yet it’s not until the next morning when this ingenious mystery truly takes flight. Each day upon waking, Jen finds herself hopping further back in time. Has she really raised a killer? Can spotting clues in the past help Jen prevent murder in the present? And what dark secrets will she uncover in the process? As she turns sleuth on a mission to change her family’s future, there are echoes of everything from Groundhog Day to Minority Report, from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to Inception. It’s intricately plotted and addictively suspenseful as this endlessly surprising story hurtles towards its satisfying climax. The passage of time is wittily observed, every detail suddenly seems significant and dizzying twists keep you guessing all the way. This is both a fiendishly ambitious thriller and an affecting portrait of the power of parental love: film-makers, form an orderly queue.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this intriguing time-travel mystery from British author McAllister (The Choice), happily married divorce lawyer Jen Brotherhood awakes on the morning of October 30, 2022, to find that her 18-year-old son, Todd, hasn't returned home. She goes to the front window and watches in horror as Todd pulls a knife and stabs an older man who's been following him. She awakes the next morning, after having witnessed her son's arrest for murder, to find that it's October 29, the day before the incident. Each succeeding morning, she finds herself further back in time—jumping days, weeks, and even years. She decides her mission is to discover what led to this act of violence and stop it from happening. McAllister gives readers a chance to solve the crime from a refreshing new perspective while also providing elegant insights into how one creates one's past and confronts "friendships and addresses and life phases that feel endless but never, never last." Assured prose more than compensates for the pat ending. This entertaining look at motherhood and memory will resonate with many.
Customer Reviews
The Matrix of a Time
Moving through time in any direction other than forwards must feel like insanity. Reading this book confirmed this idea. Sometimes, it felt like wading through treacle. I needed to pause and get the perspective sorted in my head before I could indulge in the plot. Generally a good concept but at times it felt more like a technical exercise than a novel. Like the difference between chromatic scales in contrary motion and a Beethoven?piano sonata. Both can be executed well but only one is truly beautiful.
Excellent
Excellent gripping !! Could not put it down
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Loved it, couldn’t put it down