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Wrong Place Wrong Time

Name: Wrong Place Wrong Time
Author: Gillian McAllister
ISBN: 9781405949842

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THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR
'Perfection, every word, every moment. One of the best books I've ever read' LISA JEWELL
'WOW FIVE STARS!' FREIDA MCFADDEN
'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 . . .
_________

'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

A Sunday Times Thriller of the Year, 2022
Sunday Times bestseller, April 2023 (UK)
New York Times bestseller, September 2022 (USA)
Over 1 million copies sold since first publication in May 2022 [Nielsen Bookscan]

ISBN9781405949842

PublisherPenguin Books Ltd (UK)

Publication Date03/02/23

Pages416

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PublisherPenguin Books Ltd (UK)

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Pages416

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jaybill
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jaybill
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5.0
Mega Idee! Ich bin ja eigentlich nicht der Zeitreisetyp, weil ich irgendwann den Zeitsträngen nicht mehr folgen kann, aber dieser Roman ist eine glasklare Empfehlung. Was würdest du tun (erst unbewusst, dann immer bewusster), wenn du Zeuge wirst, wie dein Sohn einen Mord begeht? Und du am nächsten Morgen aufwachst, der aber gar nicht der nächste Morgen ist? Und danach ... und danach ... Spannend, mit einigen echt überraschenden Twists, auch noch gut geschrieben. Nix zu meckern.
4 days ago
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Mega Idee! Ich bin ja eigentlich nicht der Zeitreisetyp, weil ich irgendwann den Zeitsträngen nicht mehr folgen kann, aber dieser Roman ist eine glasklare Empfehlung. Was würdest du tun (erst unbewusst, dann immer bewusster), wenn du Zeuge wirst, wie dein Sohn einen Mord begeht? Und du am nächsten Morgen aufwachst, der aber gar nicht der nächste Morgen ist? Und danach ... und danach ... Spannend, mit einigen echt überraschenden Twists, auch noch gut geschrieben. Nix zu meckern.
4 days ago
booksncofffee
953 Followers
booksncofffee
953 Followers
4.5
Super spannendes Konzept 😍
Wirklich ein tolles Buch, das ich gar nicht weglegen konnte! Auch die Auflösung zum Schluss war spannend und es gab immer mehr Details, die raus kamen. Sehr empfehlenswert!
Oct 18, 2024
4.5
Super spannendes Konzept 😍
Wirklich ein tolles Buch, das ich gar nicht weglegen konnte! Auch die Auflösung zum Schluss war spannend und es gab immer mehr Details, die raus kamen. Sehr empfehlenswert!
Oct 18, 2024
josiscupofcoffee
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josiscupofcoffee
56 Followers
4.5
"We only think of the bad things that happen, rather than those that, through fortune, pass us by." This is a thriller the likes of which I haven't seen before. Jen is up waiting for her son to come home. When he appears outside her house, a stranger crosses his path and her son murders the stranger right in front of her. When she wakes up the next day, an even bigger shock awaits her. It's not tomorrow, but yesterday. Let's take a moment to admire that premise. It's such a fun take for the mystery/thriller genre and time loops. We follow Jen as she tries to figure out how to save her son. But her investigation doesn't unfold in order. Rather, we see it in reverse. She goes backward in time to discover each clue that led to her son's crime. It's fascinating. This story isn't science fiction. The time loop is merely a device to enable the story to be told in a different way. The explanation provided was quick and clever, and it allowed the focus to remain on the mystery. There were so many twists and turns here that I couldn't put this book down. I will say, though, I didn't love everything. There was an excess of punctuation, especially commas. And some telling and no showing like the banter between Jen and her husband. For the unique premises alone, I would recommend this to everyone. My head is still spinning.
Aug 31, 2025
4.5
"We only think of the bad things that happen, rather than those that, through fortune, pass us by." This is a thriller the likes of which I haven't seen before. Jen is up waiting for her son to come home. When he appears outside her house, a stranger crosses his path and her son murders the stranger right in front of her. When she wakes up the next day, an even bigger shock awaits her. It's not tomorrow, but yesterday. Let's take a moment to admire that premise. It's such a fun take for the mystery/thriller genre and time loops. We follow Jen as she tries to figure out how to save her son. But her investigation doesn't unfold in order. Rather, we see it in reverse. She goes backward in time to discover each clue that led to her son's crime. It's fascinating. This story isn't science fiction. The time loop is merely a device to enable the story to be told in a different way. The explanation provided was quick and clever, and it allowed the focus to remain on the mystery. There were so many twists and turns here that I couldn't put this book down. I will say, though, I didn't love everything. There was an excess of punctuation, especially commas. And some telling and no showing like the banter between Jen and her husband. For the unique premises alone, I would recommend this to everyone. My head is still spinning.
Aug 31, 2025

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sandrali90Mar 1, 2026

Andy kann doch logischerweise nicht geantwortet haben, oder täusche ich mich? Sie ist doch weiter in der Vergangenheit. Eigentlich müsste sie ihm jeden Morgen eine Mail schreiben...

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