Paromjit's Reviews > Wrong Place Wrong Time

By all rights Gillian McAllister's latest extraordinary and ingenious thriller should not work with its surprising travelling back in time premise, but it really is enthralling to observe how she pulls it off with style and panache. It is not often I give barely any details about a book, but this time, it is for the best. Jen finds herself living her worst nightmare when her teenage son, Todd, finds himself arrested for murdering a complete stranger. She goes to sleep distraught and in despair, only to wake up to find its the day before the horrifying events. As she travels further back in time, she is a mother looking for answers, how did this all come to happen, and more to the point, can she stop it happening? This is an intelligent and compulsive read as all the puzzling parts come together in a emotive, imaginative and unexpected story of twists and turns, so well written, and with characters that hold your interest, in what I think is her best novel to date. Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC.