It’s halloween, and watching from an upper window, Jen sees her son kill a man. Her loving teenage boy barely looks at her, as tight-lipped and apparently indifferent, he is cuffed and taken away.
At some point later that evening, shell-shocked and devastated, Jen falls asleep, and when she wakes, it is the day before halloween and the murder hasn’t happened yet.
Yet another time travelling detective novel (there must be something in the water), but this one is a little different. Instead of travelling in loop, Jen can only fall backwards, further and further into her family’s past, until the secrets hidden there—the ones that will drive her son to murder—can be dragged into the light and untethered from the family’s fate.
She suddenly thinks of Kelly. The easy humour they’ve always had. But when has Kelly ever told her how he felt? If she observes him dispassionately, what might she see? Wrong Place, Wrong Time
This is a family drama with a splash of crime fiction, and a speculative element that works well with the story being told. It is a smartly executed mystery, with plenty of enticing twists and shocking reveals, and a refreshing lack of gory horror. If you’re in the market for an easy-to-read crime thriller that isn’t going to put you off your dinner, I’d say this one is a good bet.
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