<b>A spellbinding "whydunnit" . . . A novel with a difference. Richly layered, it makes other psychological thrillers seem thin and unimaginative</b>
SUNDAY TIMES 'THRILLER OF THE YEAR'
<b>It's perfection, every word, every moment. A masterpiece . . . </b><b>I had my mind blown apart.</b><b> After I finished it I sat with my mouth hanging open in awe. One of the best books I've ever read</b>
- Lisa Jewell,
<b>Skilful, satisfying. McAllister handles her Liverpool-set twist on Russian Doll and Groundhog Day with great skill. Tightly plotted . . . Don't miss it</b>
Observer, 'THRILLER OF THE MONTH'
<b>A mind-bending page-turning thriller. Non-stop thrills right from the start. A rare gem</b>
- Steve Wright, Radio 2 Book Club
<b>Wow. Amazing! Loved every page . . . If you are looking for a summer read, I've found it!</b>
- Holly Willoughby,
<b>Another ingeniously plotted genre-bender . . . McAllister succeeds in making us care, and the result is a tour de force</b>
Guardian
<b>Extraordinary</b>
- Harriet Tyce,
<b><i>Wrong Place Wrong Time</i> is a masterfully plotted and ingenious psychological thriller told in reverse. Gripping and full of surprises, it's one of the best books I've read this year</b>
Sunday Express
<b>It's absolutely AMAZING. The plot is astonishing - original and ingenious</b>
- Marian Keyes,
<b>The best book I have read in a very long time. </b><b>Genius. Simply genius.</b> This is McAllister as the very top of her consistently excellent game. Brilliantly plotted, perfectly paced, characters I was invested in.<b> </b>This is<b> a masterclass of exactly what a novel should be. </b><b>Taught, tense, not a wasted word.</b> This <b>brilliantly plotted novel </b>had me on the<b> edge of my seat. </b><b>You have to read this book</b>
- Adele Parks,
<b>Brilliantly crafted and highly original. So good I read it twice - there is so much in this book</b>
BBC Radio 2 Book Club
<b>I was completely blown away by the plot of this ingenious thriller . . . genuinely gripping</b>
Good Housekeeping
<b>The most intriguing premise for a novel I have seen in some time, and what's more the story more than lives up to it! This is bravura novel-writing</b>
- Ian Rankin,
<b>The unstoppable Gillian McAllister is at the top of her game with this ingenious thriller.<i> Wrong Place Wrong Time</i> is a book to blow your mind and break your heart</b>
- Erin Kelly,
<b>It's about time . . .<i> Wrong Place Wrong Time</i> will be your crime novel of the year . . . and the year before, and the year before that. A gripping thriller that plays with every expectation. An absolutely riveting read!</b>
- Janice Hallett,
<b>Epic and so so clever</b>
- Bryony Gordon,
<b>A brilliantly genre-bending, mind-twisting answer to the question, how far would you go to save your child?</b>
- Ruth Ware,
For those who enjoyed this year's TV adaptation of Kate Atkinson's novel <i>Life After Life, Wrong Place Wrong Time </i>by Gillian McAllister is the thriller equivalent. <b>A phenomenally clever brain teaser with a lot of heart</b>
- Ian Rankin,
<b>Genre-bending and totally original, I loved <i>Wrong Place, Wrong Time.</i> Convincing, heartbreaking and wonderfully written with a twist that made me gasp out loud. This is a tour de force!</b>
- Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Couple At No 9,
<b>This audacious, jaw-on-the-floor novel will be the best thriller you read all year</b>
Red
<b>Amazing. Wow. Can't imagine it not being my book of the year. So, so clever, exciting and gripping. The very last twist made me gasp out loud. Deserves to be a No. 1 bestseller and major Netflix drama or Hollywood movie!</b>
- Sophie Hannah,
<b>Daring, inventive, exhilarating, twisted. It reminded me of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP and MEMENTO. Dive in</b>
- A.J. Finn,
<b>Mindblowingly good. I'm in awe</b>
- Jane Fallon,
A masterfully plotted and ingenious psychological thriller told in reverse. Gripping and full of surprises. One of the best books I've read this year
DAILY RECORD
<b>Mind-bendingly-twisty thriller</b>
iNews
<b>A clever, sinister take on 'deja vu' which gives a whole new perspective to psychological suspense. A modern 'Time-Traveller's Mum'. I was gripped</b>
- Jane Corry,
<b>A work of such genius it leaves you in awe. Wrong Place, Wrong Time is impossibly clever, daringly original and heart-rending. Exceptional</b>
- Chris Whitaker,
<b>Fiendishly clever and flawlessly executed, <i>WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME </i>is a staggering achievement. I could not put this novel down - it's just dazzling</b>
- Rosie Walsh,
<b>Smart, addictive and ingeniously plotted - this is a stunning high-concept thriller</b>
- T.M Logan,
<b>I am totally in awe . . . This is one story I will not forget</b>
- Heidi Perks,
<b>A breathtaking must-read book that ticks every possible box.</b><i><b> </b>Wrong Place Wrong Time</i> runs the whole gamut of emotions with <b>perfectly paced twists and turns </b>that leave you utterly spent and completely satisfied. <b>I gasped, I laughed, I sobbed, I screamed - I loved it</b>
- Lindsey Kelk,
<b>Brilliantly original, so tense and so moving</b>
- Lucy Clarke, bestselling author of <i>The Castaways</i>,
<b>Ingenious. Criminal mastermind. Twists and misdirections are embedded in <i>Wrong Place Wrong Time's </i>clever narrative</b>
Writing Magazine
<b>McAllister has always been a plot master, but with <i>Wrong Place, Wrong Time</i> she's surpassed herself. So riveting you'll pull a sickie and ignore all family and friends until the breath-taking final page</b>
- Celia Walden,
<b>A tightly crafted plot from a great thriller writer</b>
Prima
<b>A genre-defining masterpiece </b>that turns everything you think you know about crime, family and memory on its head.<b> I'm so jealous of everybody who gets to read this for the first time. An instant classic</b>
- Holly Seddon,
<b>An extraordinary novel. Intricately plotted, beautifully written and impossible to put down. </b>This is a Groundhog Day thriller lived and told backwards, which is such<b> an incredibly smart concept</b> - but <i>Wrong Place, Wrong Time</i> is not just clever, it's <b>heart-wrenching and full of emotion too. McAllister is a writer at the absolute top of her game</b>
- Beth O'Leary,
<b>Unquestionably her best book yet. Mind bending and extraordinary. What an amazing achievement. All the stars!</b>
- Jill Mansell,
<b>A genuine premise, compelling characters, and an absolute masterclass in plotting</b>
- Lucy Clarke, bestselling author of <i>The Castaways</i>,
<b>The latest novel from Gillian McAllister is perfect in every way. Pretty sure she's going to take over the world with that book</b>
- Imran Mahmood,
<b>McAllister is . . . at the top of her game. R</b>evelations come at a satisfying pace in this <b>smart, compelling thriller</b> . . . It's <b>the book we'll all be talking about this summer, </b>so you might as well get ahead of the game and <b>read it now</b>
- S.J. Watson, Perspective Magazine, 'Thriller of the Month'
<b>Mindblowingly brilliant, it's a cracker - everyone should preorder IMMEDIATELY</b>
- Lisa Hall,
<b><i>Wrong Place Wrong Time</i> is an astonishingly accomplished psychological thriller that pinpoints the ferocious love between mother and son, and the lengths we go to for that love. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I was entertained, but more than that: I was moved</b>
- Laura Jane Williams,
<b><i>Wrong Place, Wrong Time</i> is an intricately plotted, highly original thriller full of heart, layers and jaw-dropping twists. Gillian McAllister is one of the finest suspense writers in the market today and this outstanding novel deserves every success</b>
- Phoebe Morgan,
<b>The most inventive thriller of the year</b>
Daily Express
<b>The next I Let You Go, the next Gone Girl, the next Girl on the Train . . . Wrong Place, Wrong Time will be a huge hit, deservedly so</b>
- Sarah Turner, Costa Book Awards Judge,
<b>Ambitious, menacing and shocking - a brilliant concept and her best book yet</b>
Woman & Home, 'BOOK CLUB AWARDS'
<b>McAllister pulls off this adventure with aplomb. Tightly plotted. Couldn't put it down . . . Don't miss it</b>
Guardian
<b><i>Wrong Place Wrong Time </i>contains layers of intrigue and secrecy . . . You'll turn each page of Jen's story, eager to find out - as she did - what secrets have been hiding in plain sight all along. You'll recommend this book to everyone you know</b>
Herald
<b>Masterfully crafted in every way, this novel races along-backward-for a reading experience so intriguing and immersive that you'll only pause to wonder how McAllister has done it. An original and emotional thriller that nails the tender moments of a mother's love as much as the big, impressive twists. A total stand-out and great fun to read-I loved it</b>
- Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of THE PUSH,
<b><i>WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME</i> is the spellbinding story of a mother going back in time to try to prevent her son from committing a murder. Masterfully plotted and wholly original, McAllister keeps the surprises coming until the very last page, with an ending as satisfying as it is haunting.</b>
- Stephanie Wrobel,
<b>Page-turning time-loop thriller . . . An intelligent puzzle full of heart and good sense</b>
Guardian, '50 hottest new books for a great escape'
<b>It's extraordinary, just One of Those Books. She's carved through time, and created something three dimensional. It's like peering into the interior of a beautiful twisty shell. I absolutely loved it.</b>
- Eve Chase,
<b>Clever, original, and so addictive it should come with a warning. I loved it!</b>
- Alice Feeney,
<b>Gillian McAllister takes detective fiction in a new direction with this novel. Convincingly portrayed, and the criminal plot is cleverly designed</b>
Literary Review
<b>Tense </b>. . . an <b>affecting portrayal</b> of a family careening toward crisis. [A]<b> twisty book </b>by a writer with<b> a fine grasp of the subtleties of familial dysfunction. Unexpectedly tender</b>
New York Times
<b>This book is clever, clever, clever. Tightly plotted with a great cast of characters and tension in every line, I lived it and loved it</b>
- Fiona Barton,
<b>A super-clever, belter of a book that will stay with you long after you finish it</b>
Sun
<b><i>Wrong Place, Wrong Time</i> is a mind-bending, time-twisting knockout of a book. Genius plotting and pacing easily make this one of my favourite reads this year. Gillian McAllister is a rare talent</b>
- Samantha Downing,
<b>Once I started reading I whizzed through the book in a couple of sittings. Such deft crafting! It would make great TV</b>
- Clare Chambers,
<b>This unique, riveting novel is best described as Groundhog Day meets crime drama</b>
Yours Magazine
<b>A game-changer. What an amazing book</b>
- Phil Williams, Times Radio
<b>Brilliant. A genre defining book. So clever. It's going to be huge</b>
- Hannah Beckerman, Times Radio
<b>Channels Groundhog Day with an endlessly replayed murder, as a woman's unassuming son kills a stranger - over and over again. The familiar plot motif is given an unguessable reset, and McAllister ensures that characterisation is as central to the novel's success as the plotting</b>
Financial Times
<b>It's terrific. It's ingenious. A GREAT concept</b>
- David Koepp,
<b> Full of originality, this is a memorable thriller that will stay with readers long after the last page</b>
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