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One Wrong Turn
One Wrong Turn | C. M. Ewan
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One Wrong Turn is a heart-pounding thriller from C. M. Ewan, acclaimed author of The House Hunt, The Interview, A Window Breaks and the half-a-million-copy bestseller Safe House. Late at night . . . Abi and Ben are driving home down foggy country roads, arguing about having had to cut short their weekend away when they take a wrong turn. Abi's driving, but her eyes leave the road for a moment as she says something to Ben - just as he gasps. A man is in front of the car, waving a torch. Abi swerves to avoid him. You see a family stranded . . . Ben tells her they should stop and go back, but Abi refuses. It's dark, the roads are isolated and they don't know this stranger. But, as Abi continues on, they see a broken-down car. Every instinct is still telling Abi to drive by, but then she notices the woman holding a car seat with a baby in it. Would you stop? For a moment, Abi hesitates, but they can't leave a mother and baby on the side of the road. Agreeing to give the family a lift, they set off again. But now these strangers are inside their car and it might be the worst mistake they have ever made . . . C. M. Ewan: Everyday situations. Deadly consequences. What authors are saying about The House Hunt: 'The tension mounts with every chapter in this edge-of-the-seat, tense and twisty thriller. Don't miss it!' - B. A. Paris, author of The Therapist 'Truly impossible to put down' - Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End 'Be prepared to put everything else on hold until you've finished The House Hunt, because once it grips you it doesn't let go' - Jane Casey, author of Let the Dead Speak 'Nobody does heart-thumping, dry-mouth, claustrophobic thrillers like C. M. Ewan. The House Hunt is exceptional' - Sharon Bolton, author of The Pact 'Unbearably tense, effortlessly plotted and packed with twists' - Tim Weaver, author of No One Home What readers are saying about The House Hunt: 'WOW WOW WOW !! The twists in this story had my head spinning. I had no idea where it was leading. What a brilliant book' 'I lost so much sleep reading this book but it was so worth it. Brilliant!' 'The twists and turns are superb and the ultimate unravelling very satisfying. I loved it!'
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One Wrong Turn | C. M. Ewan
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Abi & Ben are heading home earlier from their weekend away, arguing about the reason (Ben has unexpectedly been called into work), & driving down foggy country roads in the dark when they take the wrong turn. Having little choice but to carry on, they narrowly miss a man who suddenly appears in front of the car, Abi swerves to miss him but refuses to stop.

A short while later they come upon a broken-down car with a woman & her baby (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf Abi still doesn't want to stop but Ben insists they help out. They end up offering a lift to the woman, baby, & the man from before who is the woman's husband. As they continue their journey, Abi senses that something is not right between the man & wife but can't get much information out of either of them. Abi & Ben are about to find out that no good deed goes unpunished.

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OutsmartYourShelf The narrative is told from both couples' perspective (Abi & Ben/Paul & Samantha) & it's tricky to work out what is going on at first. To be honest, I was having trouble getting into this one & was thinking of DNF-ing it, when just after halfway through something happened in the plot that grabbed my attention. The last third of the book was much pacier & more intriguing than the rest & in the end I'm glad I finished it. 3.5🌟 2mo
OutsmartYourShelf My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Pan Macmillan, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

TWs: miscarriage, kidnapping, gun violence.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6514279688
Read 17th-19th July 2024

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DieAReader 🥳 Great! 2mo
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