High Octane Suspense..
A routine flight from London to Los Angeles takes a devastating turn when, ten hours in, the engines fail. Everything begins to wrong, the plane crashes, everyone on board is dead. Then.. you wake… and it begins all over again - but this time you know exactly what is about to happen. What would you do? A terrifying and tension fuelled read in this high octane rollercoaster of a suspense with a unique premise which delivers in droves, a credible and well crafted cast and a heady and propulsive plot.

What a brilliant book!
Charlie has booked herself on a flight that is being piloted by her son, Theo. He has no idea that she is on board.
She doses off whilst wondering what she will say to her son by way of an apolgy for the lie she has told him throughout his life.
A lie about his father.
Suddenly, she jolts awake and finds that violent turbulance is tossing the plane around. She glances at her watch. The woman in the seat next to her has a panicked look on her face as the plane makes a sudden drop and starts to break up. Charlie knows that the planes fate is sealed and the lives of everyone on board are soon to be snubbed out. She will never be able to tell Theo how sorry she is.
The next thing she knows is that she is woken, and glances at her watch again. As the same events unfold time and time again the feeling of deja vu grips her as she realises that she is stuck in a horrific loop. However, the loop is getting shorter each time, and she finds that she can change the events a tiny bit at a time as each loop passes.
Will she be able to stop the plane from going down?
I loved the backstory to this book, as we travel back in time to discover the events that lead up to this flight, and why Charlie needs to make her peace with Theo.
A1 read.

I’m an avid flier. I travelled a lot as a child and LOVED planes so I always tend to read about them too… It just so happens that everything I read is a thriller and should put me off flying but it really doesn’t!

However, this was very twisted but so, so clever. We are introduced to Charlie who is taking a flight and it turns out the First Officer is her son. She is being advised to tell him she’s on the flight but it’s all very secretive and atmospheric.

Not long into the flight, the engine fails and the plane takes a nose dive… until Charlie wakes up. The people’s lives on the plane is in Charlies hands. It was very emotional and turbulent (no pun intended) and you can really feel the fear and unease with Charlie. She knows exactly what’s at stake AND her son is flying the plane.

The twists and turns were very good and at times, took me by surprise, I never saw it coming. I would say that a little less repetition would’ve been good but I also understand why it was like that (no spoilers here!).

A huge thank you to Netgalley, Cameron Ward and Michael Joseph for this e-arc.

Please don’t read if you have a transatlantic flight booked soon.

Charlie is a mum, first and foremost. She’s also brought up her son, Theo who is now a pilot, single-handedly. But Theo is now estranged from her and she wants to right the wrong. So she books a seat in his flight to America, unbeknownst to Theo but with the view to restarting their relationship. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, the plane could go into free fall at midnight killing everyone on board? But not just that. Charlie wakes after the crash and everything is just as it was, but an hour BEFORE the crash. She’s stuck in a spiral, having to relieve the preceding minutes of the crash over and over. Just how can she stop it and save her son as well as everyone else on board?

This book was engrossing and reminded me of Wrong Place, Wrong Time as well as Hostage. Just don’t read it prior to flying.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read and review.

I liked the premise of this novel, a thriller set in a transatlantic plane. However, the groundhog day aspect got boring and I struggled to retain interest in the story.

Having read a previous book by Cameron Ward (A Stranger on Board) and rated it 5 stars I was so excited to see this on NetGalley!
Off the bat I want to say I rated this book about a 4.3 (CAWPILE method) and I really enjoyed it. The characters and overall story was great. The tension built as you tried along with Charlie to work out how the plane went down and what sequence of events led to the crash.

Whilst I loved the characters I wish we learned more about Logan and what happened in LA with him and Theo. What happened with Laura and Theo? So whilst this is good it missed the 5 star mark by leaving me with a feeling some characters and storylines weren't delved into enough. The tension built with those back stories and then they were just abandoned to get back to the plane so that Ward could weave those details through Charlie's actions. Which is an amazing feat but each one left me wanting a few paragraphs more.

Great thriller read overall though and also a nice easy read. I found myself racing through it to get to the next chapter to work out where the story was going.

Now I really need to go and read Safe House!

Thank you NetGalley and Michael Joseph for the chance to read this ARC.

I appreciate the offer from the publisher to read this book by Cameron Ward after enjoying one of his precious ones.

I’m on the fence. At the beginning I thought this would be something I’d enjoy, there was some excitement, it was ramping up. I didn’t mind Charlie’s view until the time hook started and went on around 5 times and it got a little boring and could have sped up in some places.

I was disappointed by the ending. I wanted to know what happens to Theo and Laura, does he take her offer or not? Is he in trouble by the police? Will he go to jail? It left some hangers.

I’d read it but it wouldn’t be one id be excited to read more than once.

A nail biter of a book that i won’t hesitate to recommend to others. Thanks for the opportunity to read & review it.

This book was a real emotional roller coaster, I really enjoyed the book and can recommend it to unhesitatingly.

The author wove two stories together in a very interesting way, well really one story from a mother’s perspective and the same events from the sons, very cleverly done. The story’s basis is a broken relationship many years prior and the son’s reaction to his mother’s decision on how to move forward, particularly concerning how to protect her son.

The ending was very well written and a surprise as well, I’m trying not to give much away, please just take my word that this is a very creative story very well written.

What's not to love about a time-travelling airplane crash book?
This book was a cross between Drowning/ Hostage and Wrong Place, Wrong time. If you liked any of these books, then this is the book for you, however, maybe not a read for the plane flight! It is, however, a perfect holiday read. Only thing is you will struggle to put it down! A total 'just one more page' read.
Charlie boards a flight where her son is the First Officer ( co-pilot), however we are aware there are issues between them and her son is unaware she is on the flight. Events take place and the plane crashes. The story fluctuates between current time - the plane flight and then one year ago, allowing the background story to unfold month by month. However we discover that Charlie wakes up and the plane has not crashed. How is this happening? Can she use this to her advantage to uncover what is happening and prevent the crash?
I gulped this down like a long cold drink on a boiling day! I was so intrigued by the story, even if I wasn't totally behind some of the characters and their decisions or actions.
This was my first Cameron Ward read and I am definitely going back to check out his earlier books. Thanks to Michael Joseph publishers for an advance readers copy through netgalley in return for an honest review.

Groundhog day meets groundhog hour in this tense yet emotional thriller.

This story was told in multiple POV'S - Charlie in the present day and her son Theo in the past. It added so much more depth and perspective to the storyline.

The characterization was brilliant I honestly could feel Charlie's despair and panic as the story unfolds. Theos emotional storyline had me rooting for him and it was devastating reading about his downward spiral.

As much as some parts of the story were predictable there was a lot of unexpected twists and it kept me on the edge of my seat truly not knowing how it was going to end.

Overall a really engaging read that's written so well. Thankyou to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my own honest review.

Charlie is a fearful, apprehensive mother with issues to resolve with her son as she waits to board a flight to LA, hopeful of healing wounds. Theo, her son, relocated to LA twelve months earlier, his heartbroken and full of pain. Here in LA can he find the answer to his questions and heal? A year on, mother and son are on the same flight with past and presents on a collision course and Charlie has to use all her wits to help the fellow passengers on board.

I really like the prophetic, Groundhog Day vibe which keeps you in suspense throughout, fascinated to see how it all plays out. There are vivid descriptions of the flight which makes you feel as if you too are airborne and as breathless and tense as Charlie becomes. The pace rises and falls as the storytelling goes backwards and forwards in time and in time sequences which works really well as it helps to explain or even add to the confusion of the current circumstances. It’s very clever as you question what is real and what is not, it’s an intriguing puzzle to solve which makes for compelling reading.

The back stories are interesting and substantial taking the plot into dangerous territory and on more than one occasion I want to yell at Theo to use his brain and not be so dumb as to poke the bears he is confronting.

As the final sequence approaches and Charlie and the readers begin to comprehend whats at play here it becomes very dramatically entertaining. Maybe it’s a bit far-fetched but it certainly makes for very exciting reading. Dramatic licence and all that!

Overall, this is a good premise and the novel is very well written with the story unfolding organically and is another enjoyable read from this talented author.

With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Penguin Michael Joseph for the much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.

From the premise I was intrigued to read Spiral. The plot follows a mother on a flight to LA to help her son. He’s the first officer but has no idea she’s on board. Ten hours into the flight, something goes wrong: an engine fails; the plane goes into a steep dive and everyone on board dies. But then the mother wakes up, it’s one hour before the crash and everyone is safe. Until the chain of events begins to happen again, and again and again. The mother is the only one on board who knows what will happen and everyone’s life depends on her. A well written and pacy novel that will keep you hooked to the end. Thank you to NetGalley, Michael Joseph Penguin Random House and the author for the chance to review.

An unusual book with an unusual premise...aircraft disaster meets mob rule meets fragmented family life. Well written.

Wild ride!

This was a thriller in every sense of the word. I loved the groundhog day aspect, sometimes a little sci fi can draw me out of a book, but not this one. It was written very cleverly and felt natural to read. A fast-paced read with a mystery that is down to the wire. I did want to take Theo and shake him by the collar, but I think that was the point.

Highly recommended, thanks for the opportunity to read and review

I loved this, the concept really appealed to me and it was executed really well.

It is a story about impossible choices, the characters are dynamic and it really does keep you on the edge of your seat.

It is a spiral of both doom and redemption and you'll question the choices made whilst being completely caught up in the story unfolding.

The key to it being a joy to read is the writing, which is excellent. So often in this type of thriller you find a lack of substance but that's not the case with Spiral luckily.

Oh also its a whole pile of fun. Genuinely entertaining. Big thumbs up from this reader

A totally unique story. Thrilling and twisty with a groundhog day about it.
So glad i found this author i shall definitely be looking for more.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

Full of twists and turns. A ground hog day thriller but even though it’s the same scenario over and over there’s new info each time. A fantastic puzzle of a book.

This is a nail biting thriller meets groundhog day. Theo's mother is on a plane he is a pilot of. Something is wrong with the plane. She relives this bit over and over, but with less time on each occasion. I could not stop reading this book.

This was such an exhilarating read, I love these groundhog day-esque scenario's where the character is trying to find the link between it all.