I didn’t connect with the characters in this one. The plot flowed well with a few surprises I didn’t see coming, but I found I just wasn’t enthralled and was glad it was a quick read. Thank you #netgalley

Well if there was ever an advert not to drive in thick fog then this book is it!

Abi and Ben are driving home in thick fog when they take a wrong turn and come across a couple and a baby, whose car has broken down. Whilst Abi is nervous about picking up strangers, Ben reassures her that all will be ok…however all is not what it seems. Abi immediately feels tension in the car with their new passengers.

Told through a mixture of flashbacks to the previous day and in real time, the tension builds quickly. This is a real page turner as I wanted to know what’s going to happen…at the same time as not wanting to know!

One Wrong Turn is a great psychological thriller, it builds momentum very quickly, with twists and turns throughout that makes for a very enjoyable read.

One Wrong Turn was a book that kept getting better and better the more I read.
Abi and Ben are returning from a weekend break in Cornwall early as Ben has offered to go into his p,ace of work the next day hoping brownie points will lead to promotion. The journey is going to be hard going as a blanket of fog has come down and Abi can hardly see the end of her bonnet. As they are travelling it becomes clear Abi is not happy about having to return home early as she wanted to discuss something with Ben. Along the road they narrowly miss a man in the road, Ben pleads with Abi to stop but she won’t, further on a woman is stood next to a car with with a baby in her arms and Ben manages to get Abi to stop. They have broken down and they come with Abi and Ben but things aren’t quite as they seem and it soon becomes clear that they have to do as they are told or their lives will change forever.
This book will make you think twice before picking up strangers!! It was a very tense read towards the end and had a fast storyline. The characters were believable as in Abi and Ben. Yes the storyline was a little far fetched but was it really?
I would like to thank NetGalley and Pan MacMillan for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

I read this book in one sitting. The concept is brilliant p, the characters are totally believable and the writing is immaculate. The tension wracks up from the start and just gets tighter and tighter. I kept thinking that the adrenaline couldn’t get anymore higher - but I was wrong. What a rollercoaster and some swerves I didn’t see coming. I loved this book that I’m buying today a hard copy for my husband. PS. Don’t give strangers a ride in your car - you could be picking up trouble!

I have driven through Bodmin Moor in the fog. It was a wrong turn. I felt sick and afraid that I was completely lost. At least I didn't have weird strangers in the back like the characters in this book had.

This is a well plotted story about a couple who pick up a family whose car has broken down. The woman is injured and needs a hospital but Cornwall is an isolated and vast place, as well as being dark and cold in the winter. Written in short chapters to keep the pace tight, (in the first person for the driver and third from others) each chapter revealing something to pull the reader along. The story is told in two timelines: one in the present and the other that follows the family up to the point where their car breaks down and the timelines meet. Brilliant suspense.

Of course, nothing is at it first appears and when it looks one way, then it changes. Around the last quarter of the book the story becomes a bit of an action-thriller as it leads to its conclusion. Perhaps because I know this part of the world so well, but the location is definitely a main character, even if the author made a few parts up. Hey, it's fiction after all.

Wonderfully well written, ensuring that perception, angst, intuition and sympathy are authentically portrayed. A really chilling, atmospheric and tense read. This is what a psychological thriller should be. Loved every minute of it. Oh, and don't pick up strangers...

4.25 stars. Thoroughly enjoyed this thriller. Fast paced, short chapters had me gripped. First novel I’ve read by C M Ewan and can honestly say will not be my last! Thanks to the author, the publisher and NetGallery for this ARC!

What a novel. Fast paced, gripping, full of suspense, I couldn’t put it down. This is a new author for me and based on this novel, I’m certainly keen to read more. It’s dark and atmospheric and had me hooked from page one. Thank you to NetGalley, Pan Macmillan and the author for the chance to review.

I loved this book and how gripping and twisty it was. I really liked abi and Ben and dis feel foe them and the predicament they found themselves in. I did not see a lot of the twists and turns coming there was a lot of ooh and ahh whilst reading the book. It will have you gripped until the end and even after you have finished reading you will still be thinking about it after wards and I have to say I liked the end as it tells you what happens to every one afterwards ad some books just leave you hanging. I really enjoyed this read.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I almost DNF this as I found the first half quite clunky and difficult to get into. The second half was much better with a few surprises.

"One Wrong Turn" is an exceptional read. The description alone was enough to send shivers down my spine, and the story itself was gripping to the point of being unputdownable. It was filled with twists and turns, eeriness, and an exhilarating narrative. I cannot praise it enough; it was simply outstanding.

Thank you to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for my ARC.

Well ... that was a ride and a half!

Abi and Ben have cut their weekend away short and a returning home in dense fog when they take a wrong turn. A man appears out of the fog but Abi doesn't want to stop so drive on. Further up the road, a woman with a baby car seat stands next to a car with its hazard lights on ... should they stop? Would you?

Of course they do but in doing so, they set into motion a nightmare that you would never see coming.

This book is non-stop, yes it's a bit OTT but it's absolutely riveting and I raced through it desperate to see how it would all work out and I wasn't disappointed. With great characters, a fast pace, full of suspense and tension and some great twists, this is a book that I found difficult to stop reading.

Many thanks to the author, Pan Macmillan, Macmillan and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of this riveting read.

I really enjoyed this book, from the first page til the last it grabbed my attention and refused to let go.

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 in a car seat. 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.

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 stars (rounded up)

My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Pan Macmillan, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Clear your diary and buckle up because CM Ewan has done it again! A real page turner of a thriller with twists that will have you reading long into the night. Was it all believable? Probably not but I find it’s better to just go for the ride. After finishing this book you certainly won’t be stopping to help anyone on a dark foggy night, best to call it in I think. Thank you to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for letting me read and review this book.

Great book but, good grief, the anxiety I felt when reading this was unreal. Why are people so STUPID?! One bad decision followed by another followed by another.....it was maddening, especially when your default setting is risk aversive, as mine is!

Wow, I am breathless after reading this rollercoaster of a ride. A brilliant read that I thoroughly recommend with believable characters that enhance the story. An eerie and foreboding atmosphere sets the tone as Ben and Abi begin a dangerous car journey in thick fog. Already tense from an earlier argument Abi misses her turning and after stopping to help someone who has broken down, their nightmare really begins. Page after page of tension and increasing fear, this book absolutely delivers as a psychological thriller that you will not be able to put down. With some huge twists that shock to the core and totally change your thinking it is an absolute cracker of a read.

A young couple set off home in the fog, only to spot a broken down car and a woman and baby needing help. Stopping to help them may be the worst decision they have ever made, as all is not as it appears.

The story is very tense, and the author tries to ramp up the drama at points, but somehow the technique just doesn't quite work in places. I had trouble with some of the scenarios which seemed so incredibly unlikely or were unexplained, and the idea that a man could pick up a gun and fire it with some accuracy just didn't ring true. It felt that the author had seen plenty of TV dramas involving kidnaps, car heists and gun battles and wanted to include all this for effect, without really understanding how such events really develop or pan out.

Overall its a gripping read and I enjoyed it, particularly the end, although even there I was questioning if some of the actions and results were really plausible. Thank you to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for allowing me access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What a brilliant nail biting rollercoaster of a ride!
Good Samaritan meets evil. When Ben & Abi stop for a couple and their baby who have broken down its more than just their time that they risk losing

This is a gripping thriller.
Abi and Ben are driving home from a weekend away and due to a work commitment they have to drive through thick fog to get back in time.
Abi nearly hits a man at the side of the road but decides to carry on, until she sees a car on the side of the road and a woman holding a child seat.
Ben tells her to stop and soon they agree to help them as the woman has hurt her hand and needs to get to hospital.
That’s as far as I can go with my summary as you need to read the book to find out what happens next.
It’s a great read and is a reminder to me to never stop and offer a lift on a dark country lane.
Thanks to Pan MacMillan and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

What a gripping read!! Was hooked from the start, sometimes a bit chilled!! You never really know someone. To pick up 2 strangers and a baby, rescuing them from their broken down car, what could go wrong?
I recommend this book.
Thank you netgalley for the arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.