I don’t know about you, but I was always taught never to speak to strangers…wish someone had warned Abi and Ben, who had to leave their weekend because Ben had to go back to work early (snore). On their long drive back, under horrendous conditions, they come across a broken down car, a couple and a baby. They decided to offer this family a lift to help them out but cmon guys stranger danger! They find out the hard way that not everything is not what it seems.

Wow wow wow. This is the best book I have read this year (so far!). I never seen the twists or turns coming and I love that in a thriller! This was so fast paced and I really struggled to put it down (but who else was going to look after my kids lol). 1000% recommend to any thriller guys and girls.

I was blown away by C M Ewan's two previous books so I was delighted to receive an ARC of One Wrong Turn to review.

Abi and Ben are on their way home from a weekend away when they run into a family who have broken down on an isolated road. Despite Abi's reluctance, Ben stops and offers them a lift. After all you can't leave a young baby out in cold fog? can you. It isn't long before Abi senses that everything isn't right. But fearful as she is, she can't imagine just how wrong it actually is.

The story is told partly in flashback telling us how the family came to be broken down on the road and just what stress they are under.

This is a tense read (I read another review that said it was slow - did they read the same book as me?). I read it in an afternoon desperate to know what happened next. It's one of those books where you find yourself holding your breath. As with the other two books, there is an element of disbelief at the plot turns but it's a very enjoyable read and I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of C M Ewan and if you aren't you should give it a try. Put it this way, I'm pleased I read it during the day as if I'd started reading it in the evening I'd have been up all night.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC..

One wrong turn by C M Ewan is an edge of the seat psychological thriller, that takes the reader on a car journey with so many twists and turns that the journey is like driving on a racing track in a demolition derby.
Abi and Ben are on their way home after cutting short a weekend away for work again. Abi is driving and it is dark and foggy and Abi takes a wrong turn. Suddenly there is a man in the road and Abi nearly hits him, Ben wants her to stop but Abi carries on until they are passing a breakdown with a woman beside the car carrying a baby’s car seat. Should Abi stop now, all her instincts tell her no, but Ben is a lawyer and he wants to check the woman to make sure her and the baby are okay.
From the moment the couple stop to assist their lives will take a dramatic turn. Everything they have ever known will take a dramatic turn and they will both be taken on a car journey neither of them will ever forget. Murder, kidnap, gambling debts, money, lies and intrigue all feature in the storyline.
Highly recommended

Late one foggy night a young couple stops to help a couple and their baby whose car has broken down, little realising the nightmare they are about to unleash.

Having read two of C. M. Ewan’s previous novels, The Interview and The House Hunt, I had a very good idea of what I was letting myself in for with One Wrong Turn, a nightmare situation full of twists and turns that are impossible to predict. I’m pleased to say that the author delivered in spades.

Abi and Ben are in their late twenties. Their weekend away has been interrupted when Ben has to return home for work. The urgency sees them setting off late at night, travelling along deserted country roads in thick fog. This sudden change of plans hasn’t gone down well with Abi and you get a real sense of the friction between the pair.

Not long after setting off, they see a man in the middle of the road, signalling for them to stop. Ben wants to stop but Abi, who’s driving, ignores him. A short while later, they come across a broken-down car and a woman holding a baby seat. Pulling over Abi and Ben have a heated discussion about offering help, with Ben eventually winning. It turns out the couple are Samantha and Paul, along with their baby daughter, Lila. With no other options available Ben and Abi reluctantly offer the couple a lift to the nearest hospital, a twenty-minute drive away, so that Samantha can get treatment for a cut on her hand.

Once the journey resumes the level of tension within the car becomes palpable. Not only do we have the ongoing disagreement between Abi and Ben, which has now been intensified, but it is obvious that there is something disquieting happening between Samantha and Paul. Slowly, the reader begins to learn of Samantha and Paul’s backstory, the nightmare situation they have found themselves in and their desperation to get to their destination.

As the journey continues, we are given alternate views. We feel the anxiety, building to terror, that Abi and Ben are suffering on their nightmare journey. Alongside this, we discover that Samantha and Paul are prepared to do anything to help them overcome the anguish they are suffering.

There are twists galore and a race against time, leading to a conclusion that has you completely gripped and fearful.

I loved this fast paced thriller, it has more twists in it than a rollercoaster. I will be highly recommended to everyone. The story follows Paul and Samantha, and Ben and Abi, two couples who suddenly become very involved in each other's lives when Abi stops to pick up Paul and Samantha when they break down in their car, in the middle of nowhere in very heavy fog. This is just the start of a very long night for the 4 of them.

A cracker of a psychological thriller that fairly rocks along, a right old page turner that is wildly entertaining.

A twisted road trip and a stark reminder to drive right on by hitch hikers or broken down cars even if the stranded people seem well to do - after all you can always send back help from a safe distance. Unfortunately for our two samaritans all that lies ahead is trouble.


Clever and a whole lot of fun this is another winner from the pen of Chris Ewan..

I love this authors books, they are so thrilling - this is no different, such a page turner.
It has a really claustrophobic feel to it and tense brilliantly paced plot
I couldn't read it fast enough, another brilliant read.

This is a thrilling roller coaster of a ride pretty much from the first few pages of the book and the pace just doesn’t give up till the end. It’s a difficult book to review as I don’t want to give anything away but it was totally different to what I was expecting!
The plot line is an extremely well crafted and well thought out one and with a huge twist around the middle of the story I was desperate to find out what was going to happen and couldn’t put the book down.
The characters are well described and the feeling of tension as the story progressed just built up and up leaving me gasping for air!
So an excellent and enjoyable thriller that all lovers of this genre will love I’m sure ….well I certainly did.
My thanks to NetGalley and Pan MacMillan for giving me the opportunity to read the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Well that was a ride and a half, literally! I was second guessing myself so much, this is such an exciting read, full of such untrustworthy characters.

The different timelines were perfect and really added to tension, from shouting at Ben and Abi for stopping for strangers and at Paul in frustration, I was completely hooked and whizzed through the book.

The ending was a bit drawn out for me personally, but it was still an exciting read and had so many twists and had gasping outloud throughout.

Add this to your TBR!

This was certainly a fast paced thriller read even though it took me later than usual to get into the storyline but once in I enjoyed it and it kept me interested until the end.

All the characters were interesting, some likeable, some not but I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend.

Thank you to Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for this ARC.

This book is a tense, suspenseful read. As I started reading I had a feeling of unease and as the story progressed the tension was building up as the author weaves a storyline which makes you want to read more.

The dual timelines gave an added insight into the characters and events which are the backbone of the story. Lots of twists and turns this book will make you question if it is wise to help anyone by giving them a lift if their car has broken down.

Love love love, such a fast pace thriller and dramatic twists and turns that i didnt see coming, highly recommend to existing and new readers of the genre and will be looking into reading other books by this author

With an excellent track record of page turning thrillers like The Interview and more recently The House Hunt, this author just keeps getting better.
Two couples both desperate to get to their individual destinations, and all harbouring secrets, are reluctantly forced to share a car late at night on foggy dangerous roads. Written in alternating chapters from the point of view of three of them, their stories are told over the course of one night. With more twists and turns than a roller coaster, I guarantee you won’t be able to put it down!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC

I have to say I preferred the first two thirds of this to the last third. I really enjoyed the build up, but for some reason I wasn't too enamoured with the final part. 3.5 stars rounded up.

Wow this book had me hooked from the first chapter and wouldn’t let me put it down! This is a classic example of a physiological thriller which doesn’t let you trust anything or anyone and keeps you guessing the whole way through. There were many moments which twist and turn the story and made me audibly gasp. 10/10 recommended read- maybe not whilst you are travelling though! My first book by @c.m.ewan but certainly not my last!

For 50% of the book, you think you know what's going on ....until you don't have a clue which way is up.
Abi and Ben stop late at night, in the fog, to help strangers whose car has broken down. Things get ugly very quickly.

There's a gun, a lot of money and a baby....who is going to make which move?

This was such a cracking thriller! If you’re after fast paced writing that makes you not want to put it down, an unraveling series of heart in your mouth events and satisfying twist and turns along the way- then I highly recommend this one!

This is my second thriller by this author (I need to get on to his other ones asap) and I just love his writing, I don’t know about you but for me really decent exciting and tense thrillers are not always the box tickers you hope for but this for me knocked it out the park.

Starting with one innocent enough situation and helping stranded strangers, things go from bad to much much worse, and we are served up a rollercoaster ride of tense moments, emotionally charged decisions and really satisfying twists. This was everything I wanted from a brilliant thriller and it’s a shiny full 5 ⭐️ rating from me.

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review. This book was a brilliant edge of your seat thriller that was very fast paced and full of great plot twists and surprises. I literally read this book in one sitting as fast as I could as there was no way I was putting this story down! The book was really suspenseful and created a great atmosphere that left me gobsmacked. Highly recommended and I’ve given it 5 stars.

Wow! This book, One Wrong Turn, is a real nail-biter! You'll be racing through the pages to see what happens next.

The story starts with Abi and Ben on a spooky road trip in Cornwall. They meet a couple with a baby who seem to be in trouble. Big mistake! These people aren't who they say they are, and things get creepy fast.

Just when you think it can't get any worse, they stop at a gas station in the middle of nowhere. Buckle up! That's where things get REALLY crazy.

This book is full of surprises, and it jumps around in time to keep you guessing. The fog makes everything even more spooky and mysterious.

I got this book for free from NetGalley, but trust me, it's worth buying! (This part is just thanking NetGalley and saying the review is honest).

Woah! Fast paced with lots of action this book is a must read. I read this in one afternoon - there was no putting it down once I started. It definitely gets the heart pumping and I was practically shouting at Abi in places. A definite five stars!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for my honest and unbiased opinion.