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Wrong Place Wrong Time: A Novel
Wrong Place Wrong Time: A Novel
Wrong Place Wrong Time: A Novel
Audiobook10 hours

Wrong Place Wrong Time: A Novel

Written by Gillian McAllister

Narrated by Lesley Sharp

4.5/5

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

“It’s perfection, every word, every moment. A masterpiece . . . One of the best books I’ve ever read.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Absolutely AMAZING. The plot is astonishing—original and ingenious. But it’s much more than that; the love Jen has for her son and her husband is beautiful. The stakes are so high because they’re so meaningful.” —Marin Keyes, internationally bestselling author

“A brilliantly genre-bending, mind-twisting answer to the question How far would you go to save your child?” —Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Daring, inventive, exhilarating, twisted. This is virtuoso storytelling. Please dive in. It’s the right place and the right time.” —A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“A work of such genius it leaves you in awe. Wrong Place, Wrong Time is impossibly clever, daringly original and heart-rending. Exceptional.” —Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End

From UK bestselling author Gillian McAllister comes an astonishing, compulsively twisty psychological thriller about a mother who witnesses her teenage son stab a man and then seizes on an unconventional way to try to save him, deemed “clever, original, and so addictive it should come with a warning” by Alice Feeney, bestselling author of Rock Paper Scissors

Can you stop a murder after it’s already happened?

Late October. After midnight. You’re waiting up for your eighteen-year-old son. He’s past curfew. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn’t alone: he’s walking toward a man, and he’s armed.

You can’t believe it when you see him do it: your funny, happy teenage son, he kills a stranger, right there on the street outside your house. You don’t know who. You don’t know why. You only know your son is now in custody, his future shattered.

That night you fall asleep in despair. All is lost.

Until you wake . . .

. . . and it is yesterday.

And then you wake again . . .

. . . and it is the day before yesterday.

Every morning you wake up a day earlier, another day before the murder. With another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lies an answer. The trigger for this crime—and you don’t have a choice but to find it . . .

“Another ingeniously plotted genre-bender… McAllister succeeds in making us care, and the result is a tour de force.” — The Guardian

“This entertaining look at motherhood and memory will resonate with many." — Publishers Weekly

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperAudio
Release dateAug 2, 2022
ISBN9780063252387
Wrong Place Wrong Time: A Novel

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  • 4/5
    I liked it. Liked the idea of time traveling, it was fascinating!
  • 4/5
    A great read. Perhaps a little too long, but it kept me suitably engaged. A fresh plot with compelling twists and turns. The audio performance was quite good as well.
  • 5/5
    Wow loved this book and the timelines the clues I put together such a fun exciting read!
  • 5/5
    It made me laugh, cry, anticipating, and gasping. Needs to be adapted to a film!
  • 5/5
    Fantastic narrator and very interesting story. I guessed the first twist but not the next one. Most definitely recommend it!
  • 4/5
    Crazy story & sometimes hard for me to keep up with but a great study & lovely ending!
  • 5/5
    Ridiculously engaging. Masterfully written and performed. Appealing as a character novel and mystery.
  • 5/5
    Very inter story line. It gets you thinking of the things we miss in daily life that can impact the future.
  • 3/5
    A bit confusing at some points and I think it could have been a bit shorter
  • 5/5
    You won't be able to stop listening. If you love thrillers, read/listen to this.
  • 5/5
    It was written so well! I couldn’t stop listening, so many twists and turns.
  • 5/5
    Loved it! Page turner, interesting story, definitely worth the read!
  • 5/5
    Brilliant! Complex. Gripping. Flawless. Start to finish. Not a question left unanswered and each in its own perfect time.
    Perfectly narrated.
  • 5/5
    Mind blown! Clever writing! Thank you GM for such a cool read!
  • 5/5
    Great story. Well written and interesting. Loved it! Really made you think about things
  • 5/5
    Loved it! Kept me guessing until the very end. Stellar thriller.
  • 5/5
    I thought it was going to be hokie... But it wasn't. It was well done, a mysterious and fun story line with engaging characters. I was immersed. Cheers!
  • 5/5
    Really enjoyed this. A fun read and lots of twists and turns.
  • 5/5
    Awesome book!
    My first by this author.
    Twists & turns from beginning to end.
  • 5/5
    Great story, very engaging. well-crafted characters and exciting plot. Loved the narration.
  • 5/5
    I have zero bad things to say about this book. Jen is so relatable, as a mother and as a woman. The story has a massive twist that I was not expecting. I loved listening to this book.
  • 2/5
    I suspect the author is actually a very good writer but for me there was way too much maternal angst and the time loop plot device just didn’t work for me.
  • 5/5
    I cannot think of one single fault in this book!

    What it's got:
    ✔ Family drama
    ✔ Time travel
    ✔ Organized Crime
    ✔ Undoing a murder ?
    ✔ Sleuthing
    ✔ True love
    ✔ Secrets

    What it's not:
    ? Repetitive (aka Groundhog day)
    ? Predictable
    ? Scary
  • 5/5
    It had an interesting twist. Enjoyed listening to the book.
  • 5/5
    Great book with a huge twist. A must read book.
  • 5/5
    Very original story! From the way the scenes are set you will never guess what's next...until everything starts falling into place.
  • 5/5
    This book was amazing. Highly recommend if you enjoy a good mystery with twist and turns you will never see coming.
  • 4/5
    It started to drag for about 30 pages after the midpoint but overall, it's a great story.
  • 5/5
    The description of this book did not initially interest me. I thought it would be more Groundhog Day like (the movie). It was one of the best books I’ve ever read. The storytelling style was unique yet not too confusing. This book had compelling characters and a plot that managed to weave together themes of of romance, familial and parental love, thriller, crime, mystery, and even some humor in a way that kept me enthralled throughout the end. There were several great twists. Comparatively speaking – think Harlan Coban novels and books like The Silent Patient and Local Woman Missing good. I highly recommend this book to all readers. The summary description does not do it justice. This book has something for everyone
  • 5/5
    Excellent! Nothing at all like the movie Groundhogs Day, thankfully. Very well written and narrated.