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A mind-bending page-turning thriller. Non-stop thrills right from the start. A rare gem
Brilliantly crafted and highly original. So good I read it twice - there is so much in this book
It's terrific. It's ingenious. A GREAT concept
Ambitious, menacing and shocking - a brilliant concept and her best book yet
Ingenious. Criminal mastermind. Twists and misdirections are embedded in Wrong Place Wrong Time's clever narrative
Gillian McAllister takes detective fiction in a new direction with this novel. Convincingly portrayed, and the criminal plot is cleverly designed
A super-clever, belter of a book that will stay with you long after you finish it
Skilful, satisfying. McAllister handles her Liverpool-set twist on Russian Doll and Groundhog Day with great skill. Tightly plotted . . . Don't miss it
For those who enjoyed this year's TV adaptation of Kate Atkinson's novel
Life After Life, Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister is the thriller equivalent.
A phenomenally clever brain teaser with a lot of heart
Page-turning time-loop thriller . . . An intelligent puzzle full of heart and good sense
A spellbinding "whydunnit" . . . A novel with a difference. Richly layered, it makes other psychological thrillers seem thin and unimaginative
Wrong Place Wrong Time 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
McAllister is . . . at the top of her game. Revelations come at a satisfying pace in this
smart, compelling thriller . . . It's
the book we'll all be talking about this summer, so you might as well get ahead of the game and
read it now
McAllister pulls off this adventure with aplomb. Tightly plotted. Couldn't put it down . . . Don't miss it
Another ingeniously plotted genre-bender . . . McAllister succeeds in making us care, and the result is a tour de force
Epic and so so clever
This unique, riveting novel is best described as Groundhog Day meets crime drama
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
Wrong Place Wrong Time 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
This audacious, jaw-on-the-floor novel will be the best thriller you read all year
Smart, addictive and ingeniously plotted - this is a stunning high-concept thriller
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
A game-changer. What an amazing book
Brilliant. A genre defining book. So clever. It's going to be huge
Once I started reading I whizzed through the book in a couple of sittings. Such deft crafting! It would make great TV
It's perfection, every word, every moment. A masterpiece . . . I had my mind blown apart. After I finished it I sat with my mouth hanging open in awe. One of the best books I've ever read
Extraordinary
It's absolutely AMAZING. The plot is astonishing - original and ingenious
The best book I have read in a very long time. Genius. Simply genius. This is McAllister as the very top of her consistently excellent game. Brilliantly plotted, perfectly paced, characters I was invested in.
This is
a masterclass of exactly what a novel should be. Taught, tense, not a wasted word. This
brilliantly plotted novel had me on the
edge of my seat. You have to read this book
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
The unstoppable Gillian McAllister is at the top of her game with this ingenious thriller. Wrong Place Wrong Time is a book to blow your mind and break your heart
A brilliantly genre-bending, mind-twisting answer to the question, how far would you go to save your child?
Genre-bending and totally original, I loved Wrong Place, Wrong Time. Convincing, heartbreaking and wonderfully written with a twist that made me gasp out loud. This is a tour de force!
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!
Mindblowingly good. I'm in awe
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
Fiendishly clever and flawlessly executed, WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME is a staggering achievement. I could not put this novel down - it's just dazzling
I am totally in awe . . . This is one story I will not forget
A breathtaking must-read book that ticks every possible box. Wrong Place Wrong Time runs the whole gamut of emotions with
perfectly paced twists and turns that leave you utterly spent and completely satisfied.
I gasped, I laughed, I sobbed, I screamed - I loved it
Brilliantly original, so tense and so moving
McAllister has always been a plot master, but with Wrong Place, Wrong Time she's surpassed herself. So riveting you'll pull a sickie and ignore all family and friends until the breath-taking final page
A genre-defining masterpiece that turns everything you think you know about crime, family and memory on its head.
I'm so jealous of everybody who gets to read this for the first time. An instant classic
An extraordinary novel. Intricately plotted, beautifully written and impossible to put down. This is a Groundhog Day thriller lived and told backwards, which is such
an incredibly smart concept - but
Wrong Place, Wrong Time is not just clever, it's
heart-wrenching and full of emotion too. McAllister is a writer at the absolute top of her game
Unquestionably her best book yet. Mind bending and extraordinary. What an amazing achievement. All the stars!
A genuine premise, compelling characters, and an absolute masterclass in plotting
A work of such genius it leaves you in awe. Wrong Place, Wrong Time is impossibly clever, daringly original and heart-rending. Exceptional
The latest novel from Gillian McAllister is perfect in every way. Pretty sure she's going to take over the world with that book
Mindblowingly brilliant, it's a cracker - everyone should preorder IMMEDIATELY
Wrong Place, Wrong Time 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
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
WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME 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.
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.
Clever, original, and so addictive it should come with a warning. I loved it!
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
Daring, inventive, exhilarating, twisted. It reminded me of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP and MEMENTO. Dive in
Wrong Place, Wrong Time 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
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
I was completely blown away by the plot of this ingenious thriller . . . genuinely gripping
A tightly crafted plot from a great thriller writer
Wow. Amazing! Loved every page . . . If you are looking for a summer read, I've found it!
It's about time . . . Wrong Place Wrong Time 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!
Wrong Place Wrong Time 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
Mind-bendingly-twisty thriller
Tense . . . an
affecting portrayal of a family careening toward crisis. [A]
twisty book by a writer with
a fine grasp of the subtleties of familial dysfunction. Unexpectedly tender
Full of originality, this is a memorable thriller that will stay with readers long after the last page
The most inventive thriller of the year
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