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Wrong Place Wrong Time

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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 authorNew York Times bestselling author Gillian McAllister has created a thriller unlike any other in this endlessly clever, twisty story of a mother who must move backward through time to prevent tragedy from striking at the heart of her family.Can you stop a murder after it’s already happened?It is midnight on the morning of Halloween, and Jen anxiously waits up for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to return home. But worries about his broken curfew transform into something much more dangerous when Todd finally emerges from the darkness. As Jen watches through the window, she sees her funny, seemingly happy teenage son stab a total stranger.She doesn’t know who the victim is, or why Todd has committed such a devastating act of violence. All she knows is that her life, and Todd’s, have been shattered. After her son is taken into custody, Jen falls asleep in despair. But when she wakes up…it is yesterday. The murder has not happened yet—and there may be a chance to stop it. Each morning, when Jen wakes, she is further back in the past, first weeks, then years, before the murder. And Jen realizes that somewhere in the past lies the trigger for Todd’s terrible crime…and it is her mission to find it, and prevent it from taking place.Both the story of a mother’s love and the sacrifices she will make for her child, and a thriller with a brilliant twist, Wrong Place Wrong Time is a one-of-a-kind novel that begs to be read in one sitting.

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ISBN9780063275270
PublisherHarper Collins Publ. USA
Publication Date10/31/22
Pages402

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  • jaybill
    jaybill

    46 Followers

    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.

    3 days ago

  • booksncofffee
    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

  • josiscupofcoffee
    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

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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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