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What to expect

One Wrong Turn is a heart-pounding thriller from C. M. Ewan, acclaimed author of The House Hunt, The Interview, A Window Breaks and the half-a-million-copy bestseller Safe House.

Late at night . . .

Abi and Ben are driving home down foggy country roads, arguing about having had to cut short their weekend away when they take a wrong turn. Abi’s driving, but her eyes leave the road for a moment as she says something to Ben – just as he gasps. A man is in front of the car, waving a torch. Abi swerves to avoid him.

You see a family stranded . . .

Ben tells her they should stop and go back, but Abi refuses. It’s dark, the roads are isolated and they don’t know this stranger. But, as Abi continues on, they see a broken-down car. Every instinct is still telling Abi to drive by, but then she notices the woman holding a car seat with a baby in it.

Would you stop?

For a moment, Abi hesitates, but they can’t leave a mother and baby on the side of the road. Agreeing to give the family a lift, they set off again. But now these strangers are inside their car and it might be the worst mistake they have ever made . . .


C. M. Ewan: Everyday situations. Deadly consequences.

What authors are saying about The House Hunt:

‘The tension mounts with every chapter in this edge-of-the-seat, tense and twisty thriller. Don't miss it!’ – B. A. Paris, author of The Therapist

‘Truly impossible to put down’ – Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End

‘Be prepared to put everything else on hold until you've finished The House Hunt, because once it grips you it doesn't let go’ – Jane Casey, author of Let the Dead Speak

‘Nobody does heart-thumping, dry-mouth, claustrophobic thrillers like C. M. Ewan. The House Hunt is exceptional’ – Sharon Bolton, author of The Pact

‘Unbearably tense, effortlessly plotted and packed with twists’ – Tim Weaver, author of No One Home

What readers are saying about The House Hunt:

‘WOW, WOW, WOW! The twists in this story had my head spinning. I had no idea where it was leading. What a brilliant book’

‘I lost so much sleep reading this book, but it was so worth it. Brilliant!’

‘The twists and turns are superb and the ultimate unravelling very satisfying. I loved it!’

Critics Review

  • The tension mounts with every chapter in this edge-of-the-seat, tense and twisty thriller. Don’t miss it!

    B. A. Paris, author of The Therapist on The House Hunt

  • What a cleverly plotted and unputdownable thriller. The House Hunt is tense from the very first page with a gasp-out-loud moment that I never guessed. So pacy and addictive. Just brilliant!

    Claire Douglas, author of The Couple at No 9 on The House Hunt

  • Nobody does heart-thumping, dry-mouth, claustrophobic thrillers like C. M. Ewan. The House Hunt is exceptional, with a glorious WTF moment

    Sharon Bolton, author of The Pact on The House Hunt

  • Unbearably tense, effortlessly plotted and packed with twists, Chris Ewan is the master of the cat-and-mouse thriller. . .

    Tim Weaver, author of No One Home on The House Hunt

  • Tense, taut, and terrifying. The House Hunt takes an everyday, knife-edge dilemma and turns it into the stuff of nightmares. Truly impossible to put down

    Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End on The House Hunt

  • Read this in one unplanned whirlwind binge. The perfect one sitting read. A propulsive, tightly plotted, minimalist treat

    Catherine Steadman, author of The Family Game on The House Hunt

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