Wrong Place Wrong Time: A Novel

· HarperAudio · Narrated by Lesley Sharp
4.6
41 reviews
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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 author

New 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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4.6
41 reviews
Justice T
September 26, 2022
Like most of the best books out there, you have to make it past the first few chapters to really get into it. I had read some reviews before and I didn't know if I was gonna like it. It was a slow start, but then I read something that made me go hmm... and then I read something interesting and then I read something shocking. The next thing you know I had finished the book. This book is AMAZING!
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Amanda Gardner
October 16, 2023
not for me. Disclaimer, I did not finish the book. I got about 8 chapters in and the whole time jump thing ... not my type of book.
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Janet B. Milstein
January 10, 2024
This book had me rapt. It was so well written and had some surprising twists and turns. The characters were richly created and developed and there just some really beautifully truthful moments. Surprising in good ways. Highly recommend it.
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About the author

Gillian McAllister is the New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club Pick Wrong Place Wrong Time, Just Another Missing Person, Everything but the Truth, The Choice, The Good Sister, The Evidence Against You, How to Disappear, and the Richard & Judy Book Club pick That Night. She graduated with an English degree before working as a lawyer. She lives in Birmingham, England, where she now writes full-time. She is also the creator and co-host of the popular Honest Authors podcast.

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