Then you spot him: he's with someone. And - you can't believe what you see - your funny, happy teenage boy stabs this stranger. 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 -- Holly Seddon You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your son is charged with murder. His future is lost.

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister | Goodreads

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 -- Jane Corry Fiendishly clever and flawlessly executed, Wrong Place, Wrong Time is a staggering achievement. I could not put this novel down--it's just dazzling." -- Rosie Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of Ghosted A work of such genius it leaves you in awe. Wrong Place, Wrong Time is impossibly clever, daringly original and heart-rending. Exceptional -- Chris Whitaker A remarkable and sensitive account of [the author's] lengthy interviews with boys and young men who were rushed, bloodied and on gurneys, through the doors of the emergency room."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 -- Ian Rankin Late October. After midnight. You're waiting up for your eighteen-year-old son. He's past curfew. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn't alone: he's walking toward a man, and he's armed. A spellbinding whydunnit . . . A novel with a difference. Richly layered, it makes other psychological thrillers seem thin and unimaginative * SUNDAY TIMES 'THRILLER OF THE YEAR' * 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. -- Eve Chase A remarkable and sensitive account of [the author's] lengthy interviews with boys and young men who were rushed, bloodied and on gurneys, through the doors of the emergency room.

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Fiendishly clever and flawlessly executed, WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME is a staggering achievement. I could not put this novel down - it's just dazzling -- Rosie Walsh 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!" -- Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Couple at Number 9 Powerful... Scholar-practioners like Dr. John Rich are helping find the answers we urgently need to better understand the cycle of violence and save our children from being its next victims."A concise yet powerful examination of urban violence from the perspectives of those on the receiving end. You can't believe it when you see him do it: your funny, happy teenage son, he kills a stranger, right there on the street outside your house. You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your son is now in custody, his future shattered. Every morning you wake up a day earlier, another day before the murder. With another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lies an answer. The trigger for this crime--and you don't have a choice but to find it . . . The latest novel from Gillian McAllister is perfect in every way. Pretty sure she's going to take over the world with that book -- Imran Mahmood