These kind of thoughts plague every working mother and it was refreshing to see them so eloquently captured here (although yes, in an extreme circumstance). What makes somebody commit a crime? Well, maybe it’s about her mothering of him. Being a lawyer meant she was at work a lot, or at least prioritised work, and now she gets to relive these days with her son, she sees things with a fresh perspective. Jen looks back to the way she parented her son. There’s also a really interesting secondary theme of mum-guilt and parenting. You have to go with the flow, Jen has triggered a time loop (it could happen) and that’s the story we’re in. Jen’s own disbelief about the time loop situation vocalises all your doubts, so it all feels quite genuine. Now, if you’re thinking this all seems a little far-fetched, DON’T! What Wrong Place Wrong Time does exceptionally well is jump right in there and answer all your questions. To figure out the events leading up to it, and to intervene. If this is really, truly, happening, it is Jen’s job to stop the murder. Back to before Todd killed a man, giving Jen an opportunity to solve the murder before it actually happens. Her reaction is visceral and extreme, as you would expect, but this seems to have a consequence Jen wasn’t expecting… every time she wakes up, she goes back in time.

Jen experiences a mother’s worst nightmare when she witnesses her son committing a murder. Set in Merseyside, Jen is married to Kelly and they have a teenage son, Todd. Opening sentence: Jen is glad of the clocks going back tonight. Wrong Place Wrong Time is a crime thriller with a real difference. You know when you really, really look forward to reading a book? Wrong Place Wrong Time gave me that anticipation and absolutely did not disappoint! I’d heard such great things about it (correctly it turns out) and it has such a unique hook.

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