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This is the perfect example of a page turner!! Wow! I was hooked and gripped from the start!
What on earth was going on? Where was it going? I was so invested. It was such a mystery at the beginning, with the plot coming in short sharp fragments over what feels like two separate timelines.
C.M Ewan writes so vividly that the book was just coming alive as I read.
I really thought this would be a full 5* - but the ending just got a little bit out of control for me. The final 10% was just plain nuts!! It turned from thriller to action in the blink of an eye. Due to Ewan's writing, it played out so well in my head, but it was still pretty mental!!

Overall this book did completely suffocate me, but in the best way possible. It was all consuming on so many levels. Would be a great film! I reckon this would be a great book to get you out of a slump too!

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Ben and Abi, away for a well needed weekend away in Cornwall, when Ben gets called back early for work. A lawyer trying to push his career and impress the partners. Abi had been a nanny, but decided she could no longer look after other people's children after suffering her second miscarriage.

On the treacherous journey through rural Cornwall, they come across Paul and Samantha with Lila, their baby daughter. Stranded. Broken down in the horrendous weather in the middle of the night. Ben foolishly offers them a lift, Abi doesn't want strangers in her car and especially not strangers with an infant. Was her instinct to be suspicious correct? Why were Paul and Samantha being so coy, so withdrawn...so dubious. Something doesn't sit right with Abi and she can't stop thinking about it.

This is true rollercoaster of a ride with more twists and turns akin to roads in which it depicts. A book I simply couldn't put down. Once I'd started I found every spare moment I could to get it finished. C.M Ewan, bravo sir. This is a masterpiece.

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One Wrong Turn started well and for the first half it was a tense and scary read.
Driving home to Bristol from Cornwall one late, foggy night Abi and Ben stop to pick up a couple and their baby whose car has broken down.
From this moment I was internally shouting at Abi and Ben to stop and not continue with their journey and reflected on what I would do in their situation. I loved the way the author built up the tension with the parallel narrative about the couple, Samantha and Paul in the days before they are picked up by Abi and Ben. It takes a while for the reader to understand what’s happening and I really enjoyed this section of the novel. However as more becomes clear to the reader I felt that the plot became more ridiculous and the tension was lost.
A mixed read for me.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

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Thank you to Netgalley and Pan Macmillan Team for sending me an early thrilling read!
This is my second book of CM Ewans so I knew it would be a good read.
Get in and put your seat belt on for a thrilling ride!
It's an extremely foggy night and to make matters even worse Abi and Ben take a 'wrong turn'. The atmosphere is built through out Ewans writing. There is tension between Abi and Ben, things have been left unsaid and not only that Abi nearly runs someone over, standing in the fog. The suspense heightens, as they carry on, they come accross a car with the bonnet up and a woman carrying a baby carrier. After much debating, they stop to see if she's OK......WRONG TURN
The characters were great and plausible, this book was a real pageturner full of twists and turns. For me, one of his best to date! I loved it! 5* psychological thriller!

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Just brilliant,II could not put this book down, well written, easy to read a great storyline. I would thoroughly recommend this book.

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I thought that a book based mostly in a car wouldn't capture my attention, but how wrong I was,this is a suspenseful psychological thriller that delivers from the off at full breakneck speed.Never have I read a book where each chapter has left me wanting more because the tension was so high I just wanted to know what was happening and why.Its always exciting whenever you find a new author who's books, you can't put down and after this high speed read this is an author that's going on my go to list in the future.
Recommended
Thanks to Netgalley and Pan Macmillian for the ARC.

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Starts with tension and mystery- who are these people and what are they running from then turns into an all out corpse fest!
the tension runs high throughout, the plot thickens with each chapter and the truth comes out of left field!

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When a couple swerve to avoid a man in front of their car on a foggy drive home through country roads, they differ as to how they react. Would you stop to search for a stranger? And would you stop if you spotted a woman and a baby beside a broken down car? Abi agrees to give shelter for the pair, but is it the best idea she’s ever had?

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It's an atmospheric, claustrophobic thriller set mainly in a small car- sounds unlikely but it works really well and I read it in one day I was so gripped! A couple pick up another couple who are stranded in thick dense fog in a remote part of Cornwall. I won't say too much about the story as I don't want to give any spoilers but the fog is a character all on its own! Youre never really sure who you can trust either.
For me there was a little too much dialogue and description in the blow by blow accounts of what happens, especially towards the end. Ultimately this didn't spoil it and I absolutely raced through it.

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Thank you NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for this eCopy to review

One Wrong Turn was a gripping read, I was even thinking about the book when I was doing other things trying to work out what was happening. It was quite scary in places, I will never see fog the same way again. Abi and Ben are driving home from a supposedly Romantic weekend away, but Ben has been called into work on the Sunday so they need to leave early. Abi has something she wants to tell Ben, but before she can do so they spot a broken down car and against Abi's wishes decide to give them a lift.

What follows is a nightmare of a journey, is anyone who they say they are? What is the rush? Who can be trusted? Full of tension, Abi's fear is acute you want to be able to rescue her.

Unputdownable and a must read

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I love a fast paced thriller, non stop action and edge of your seat drama and #OneWrongTurn delivers throughout.
A particular highlight would be towards the middle of the story there is a real WTH moment which will have you wanting to reread everything you have just read, I just love a genuine shocking plot twist, they are so rare.
My only negative would be that towards the end I think it may have dragged on slightly too long, you know when you're watching a film and a character has been shot 5 times, stabbed, electrocuted, beaten black and blue yet they're still standing. It felt slightly unbelievable the abilities of certain characters strengths. However, overall a fantastic thriller and I strongly recommend. Thank you #NetGalley for the arc

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Ben and Abi are driving home in the fog when they take a wrong turn. Soon after they find a man walking in the road and a car broken down with a woman and a baby. Feeling they need to help they agree to a lift. What’s the worst that could happen…?

It took a few chapters for this to get going but once it did I was gripped to the pages of this crazy thriller! You feel the character’s unease and feel something isn’t right, desperately trying to figure it out. There are some good twists, which added to the mystery and the drama. Once this got going I had to stay up to finish it and the chapters are short and snappy leaving you wanting more.

The writing was done well and you really get a feel for the eerie atmosphere, adding a touch of horror to the novel. This is one I will be recommending to those who enjoy suspenseful, entertaining, fast paced thrillers. I could see this being made into a film. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy in return for an honest review.

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This was great fun, and a good health and safety lecture on not driving in the fog!! Although I guessed the major plot twists, I still stayed up way too late to find out how the author revealed them and also what happened to everyone.
Thank you to netgalley and Pan macmillan for an advance copy of this book

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Have read several books by this author before - and this one doesn't disappoint either!
Just when you think you know what is going on, you are proved wrong and sent on another course. You decide you know what is happening and it changes again. Twists and turns galore and had my heart thumping.
Now I know why we never pick up hitchhikers!!!
One star off for the convenience of the ending!
Many thanks to Netgalley/C.M. Ewan/Pan Macmillan for a digital copy of this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

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This was a fast paced read filled with lots of action. I enjoyed the storyline and the characters were believable. I won't be picking up anyone at the side of the road anytime soon!!!!! The suspense built up very quickly in the middle of the story and it didn’t let up until the book had finished.

A really good read and highly recommended if you enjoy a good thriller.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this ebook in exchange for my honest review.

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"One Wrong Turn" by C. M. Ewan is a gripping thriller that kept me up late, eager to find out more. The story follows Abi and Ben, whose kind act of picking up a stranded family on a foggy night spirals into a tense and nerve-wracking situation. I've really enjoyed the twists, they were rather good, especially after some recent reads with predictable turns. The buildup of tension was really good too, making me genuinely feel the protagonist's agony and stress. Sometimes, one wrong turn can have massive consequences. A very engaging and enjoyable read!

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With many thanks to Netgalley for this free arc and I am leaving this unbiased review voluntarily
Sit down, buckle up and get ready for an absolute thrill seeking ride! The author does an exceptional job of creating the tension and the intense atmosphere that make you want to keep turning every glorious page. No chapter is wasted and every one leaves you wanting just one more. Great characters with some unexpected twists thrown in. My second book by this author and I continue to be enthralled by him. A highly recommend 5⭐️ read

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This was a fast paced read filled with action. It had a good storyline and the characters were believable. I really liked the way the story unfolded and at the end of each chapter there was a bit of a cliff hanger which made me want to read a little bit more. The suspense built up very quickly in the middle of the story and it didn’t let up until the book had finished.

An excellent read and highly recommended if you enjoy a good thriller.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this ebook in exchange for my honest review.

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Impossible to put down, this fast-paced thriller races through a very short time period with an incredible sense of urgency.. Clever plot lines don’t immediately reveal the true characters as the story unfolds and with a realistic conclusion that isn’t all predictable.

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Abi and Ben take a wrong turn and come across a couple with a baby who have broken down and need their help. The woman is injured and they agree to take the family to the hospital. But are these strangers really as vulnerable as they look?

This was a WILD ride! Fast paced, gripping and suspenseful, I could not stop turning those pages. I had to know what happened next. I could literally feel the fear through the pages and my heart was racing. I felt like this book wouldn’t let me release that breath I’d been holding!

An excellent read. I loved it.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Panmacmillan for my advanced copy.

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