The narrative commences with Ben and Abi, a young couple driving home through Cornwall late one dark, foggy night. Along their journey, they encounter another couple, Paul and Samantha, accompanied by a young baby, seemingly stranded due to a breakdown. Initially hesitant and cautious about stopping to assist, Ben and Abi eventually decide to offer the stranded couple a ride. Little do they know, this decision may turn out to be their most significant mistake yet.

The ambiance within the car is skillfully established even before the plot unfolds, setting a tone of suspense and underlying danger. Ben and Abi are portrayed as likable and relatable characters, drawing the reader into their perspective. While avoiding spoilers, it can be noted that Paul and Samantha's characters are intricately depicted, keeping the reader engaged and eager to uncover their secrets as the story progresses.

As the narrative unfolds, the tension steadily becomes nearly unbearable, prompting readers to ponder their reactions in similar circumstances. Interspersed within the chapters are glimpses into Paul and Samantha's past, shedding light on the events leading to their encounter with Ben and Abi. These interludes serve to deepen the mystery surrounding the narrative, adding layers of intrigue and complexity to the storyline.

While the plot may verge on the slightly farfetched side, such elements are often expected and embraced in the realm of tense thrillers, adding to the overall suspense and unpredictability of the narrative.

The story is expertly crafted with seamless plotting, packed with tension that keeps readers on edge, making it a highly recommended read for enthusiasts of the genre.

Effortlessly blending mystery, suspense, and well-developed characters, this narrative promises an engaging and gripping reading experience for those seeking a thrilling literary escape.

Fasten your seatbelts. You are due for a rocky ride, a foggy night, and rural roads in Cornwall. Abi is itching to discuss an important matter with Ben, but this has not been divulged initially. They miss their turning. A broken-down car halts them in their tracks, and they play the good Samaritan card to Samantha and Paul with their baby Lila – a couple they’ve never met before.

What captivates me immediately is the depth of the characters. You are kept on your toes before you know the reasons. Paul is particularly hostile, Samantha is jittery, and Abi is jumpy. Ben appears calm and helpful but awkward because he senses Abi is not happy helping the couple when a lift is offered.

Clues about the two couples and their mysterious pasts are briefly released—drip, drip, drip. The tension is palpable, and I’d advise readers not to hold their breath for too long as the momentum gathers strength. Also, wear your vest. It’s chilling. As the story unfolds, the characters' true intentions and secrets are slowly revealed, adding to the suspense and intrigue. Watch out for all the cringe-worthy mistakes Abi makes.

Thank you to Pan Macmillan for a tense, dramatic read.

I had mixed feelings about The Interview but I really enjoyed One Wrong Turn. The suspense was really well sustained and it was a classic ‘one more chapter’ reading experience for me!

Some of the characters’ decisions were a bit questionable but generally the characters were life like and relatable and the pacing and plotting were brilliantly done.

Four stars from me!

If you hadn't already been wary of stopping the car to give someone some help, then this story will underline that fear. One wrong turn on a road catapults two unsuspecting characters into a dark tale of kidnapping, murder,, and complex motives The only advice I can give about this story is: don’t assume anything because what you think is happening probably isn’t. I loved it although took me a while to like at least one character thrown into this web of deceit and lies. The author has delivered again a boot full of intrigue and suspense. Dont stop and help! I warned as the story begun, but the wheels were already slowing and I knew then I would be in for a twisty and engrossing ride of a read.

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This is a thrilling ride of a novel, with twists and turns a plenty on the road it leads the reader down.

We meet Ben and Abi, a young couple driving home one cold, dark night in Cornwall. As they drive the deserted roads, they come across a couple, Paul and Samantha, who have been stranded by their broken down car. Although Abi is very wary about offering a lift to this couple, Ben’s natural chivalry and the realisation that Paul and Samantha have their baby daughter with them, sways Abi into offering them a ride. Surely, this is the right thing to do? Surely, the world needs more Good Samaritans …

This is a very tense read, full of sinister menace bubbling under the surface. Ben and Abi are both realistic, relatable characters and the chapters, which shift from Ben and Abi’s pov to the lives of Paul and Samantha, are skilfully written.

This is a great read with a fantastic plot, easy to get into and difficult to put down. I loved it. What a journey! 😜

I’d like to thank Pan Macmillan, NetGalley and the author for the arc and the fantastic opportunity, in exchange for my honest feedback 😊

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I’m a bit torn with this! I did enjoy it but found it all a bit far fetched! However it didn’t stop me reading it! Was
Fast paced, lots of twists and turns!

I read this book in a day I simply couldn’t put it down. I didn’t see any of the twists coming. I really enjoyed it. Thank you NetGalley for this in Arc
. It’s a 4.5⭐️

Thank you to Netgallery and the publisher for this ARC. The publication date is the 18th July! Wow, another brilliant twisty unputdownable ready by C.M Ewan I was instantly hooked dying to know what would happen next!

Overall, a fantastic read with many twists and turns! Also, many gasps out loud moments! What an ending! 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Wow this book was so good! If you want a fast paced read that'll keep you on the edge of your seat, then look no further!

The story begins with Ben and Abi, a young couple driving home through Cornwall late one dark, foggy night when they come across another couple, Paul and Samantha, with a young baby who appear to have broken down. Initially, wary and unwilling to stop, they eventually change their minds and offer the couple a lift. Is this the biggest mistake they've ever made?

I love how the atmosphere in the car is instantly created here, even before the action starts, which really adds to the whole sinister and underlying menace. Ben and Abi are likeable, as well as relateable. I can't say too much about the other couple without giving away spoilers but suffice to say, their characters are well captured and keep you turning the pages.

The tension builds to an almost unbearable level and I found myself wondering what I would do if I found myself in such a situation. The chapters are interspersed with details of Paul and Samantha's life and the events which led up to them being offered a lift. These chapters added more mystery to the story.

Effortlessly plotted, tension packed and highly recommended!

Thanks to author C M Ewan, publishers Pan Macmillan and Net Galley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

One Wrong Turn is a truly nail biting thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. A tense plot that has you feeling claustrophobic and it only keeps on getting started.

Abi and her boyfriend Ben are on their way back home after a weekend away. Driving in foggy weather they spot a couple stranded on the side of the road because of car problems. Abi doesn't want to stop but Ben being a lawyer wants to do the right thing after all they have a baby with them. After suggesting to give the couple a ride Abi has a bad feeling about the whole situation and begins to realise something is wrong but is it too late now.

One Wrong Turn was filled with so much tension and confusion, i was constantly thinking i knew where everything was headed but every time there was a shocking turnabout. Filled with so many unexpected twists and turns and wow moments i was constantly speechless. I got through the book in one day, it was truly a page turner. Told in three povs and in some chapters what headed up to the whole situation unfolding we learn about who the characters really are and they were written very well. I really enjoyed rooting for Abi and couldn't wait to get to the ending to see how everything would come together.

C.M. Ewan's one wrong turn is a must read that will have you breezing through the book. A highly intense thriller that everyone will enjoy. Well deserved 5 star rating, i can't wait to see what other books the author will out with next.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and Pan Macmillan for the copy of this arc in exchange of my full honest review.

5*

Two couples, late at night. One stranded by the side of the road, a baby chair hiding a secret, and the other on an unplanned drive after cutting short a weekend break. It's dark, wet, and the couple driving the car are feeling fractious. They too have secrets.

The immediate sense of foreboding in One Wrong Turn is so intense and I was immediately drawn in, with the claustrophobic opening and the clever telling of each couple's back story, played out compellingly, through a series of alternating flash backs; so many times I felt as if I was almost 'watching' the story unfold through a virtual '4th wall', and it's rare for a novel to create such imagery for me. Some excellent play on trickery and yes, 'wrong turnings', but done with such subtlety as to create pitch-perfect pace - I devoured One Wrong Turn in a couple of days.

This was largely enjoyable and definitely something you will fly through quickly.

Not the most in depth or original novel but enjoyable nonetheless

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the advance copy.

If you want an edge of your seats thriller, then this book is for you. It is absolutely wild as we follow Abi and Ben after picking up a couple with a baby following a broken down car. But all is not as it seems.

This was a really easy read that had me turning the pages.

I imagine this would make a brilliant movie.

An atmospheric, dark read set in deepest darkest Cornwall.
Loved every bit, fabulously written characters and a wonderful storyline that really keeps you on your toe's.
Thought i knew who was who and what there motive was, boy was i wrong.
Would give more than five stars if i could.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my early copy.

This was a tense thrilled with, literally, lots of twists and turns. It was really well written and kept me engrossed well into the small hours. I will certainly think twice before picking anyone up in my car and certainly not on a dark night!! I would thoroughly recommend this book. and will be looking for others by this author.

Chris Ewan is a master of taking an 'everyday' situation, applying a 'what if' onto it and then spinning events out to extreme lengths.
Going for a job interview late on a Friday evening at a hi tech building? What's the worst that could happen... he showed us in 'The Interview'.
Selling your house? Even if your estate agent can't make it and asks you to show the prospective buyer around yourself there's not much too worry about, right? 'The House Hunt' suggests otherwise in a big way.
And now with 'One Wrong Turn', CM Ewan takes what at first glance may seem an old horror/ crime trope of picking up a stranger and runs with it in a way that few other authors can.
Abi and Ben are driving home from a weekend break which has been cut short due to Ben's work commitments. There's an added tension going on beyond that...even if we're not quite sure what it is. That tension's ramped up when they take a wrong turn in the fog and almost hit a man flagging them down. Abi wants to keep driving. When they see a broken down car and a woman with a baby close by Ben insists they stop and help...
This is a fast moving, time constricted novel told from several perspectives which gradually reveal more about Ben and Abi's relationship and the background of their new passengers. If you have an aversion to multiple timeline stories this one is done in what I thought was a clever way: the 'then' is very recent events, the 'now' is constantly evolving and driven forward with a fierce action.
I really enjoyed House Hunt and The Interview and One Wrong Turn was very much in the spirit of those books and equally fast moving with well written twists and a set of characters you believe in and who ACT believably in circumstances that start out as every day and very quickly descend into nightmare territory.
Recommended!

One Wrong Turn was by in turns, fast, propulsive, claustrophobic and frightening.
I’m not allowed to drive but if I were I’d pick up a couple stranded by the road. Abi, was a great character whom elicited a lot of sympathy, Ben, her boyfriend was also empathetic.
Collette was an unexpected addition based on what we’re led to believe which is cleverly written. I just reviewed One Wrong Turn by C. M. Ewan. #OneWrongTurn #NetGalley
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This fast paced thriller kept me reading half the night! The action unravels at a quick pace, making it impossible to put down. I loved it! I highly recommend reading it.

Super intense thriller, that makes you wonder what you’d do in that situation?! Gripped me from the outset, and I couldn’t put it down, literally.

What an excellent nail biting read. A tense a gripping thriller. Thanks @netgalley for this book. Will look forward to more books by this author.