Review - Spiral by Cameron Ward

Spiral by Cameron Ward

Publisher: Michael Joseph

Release date: 1 August 2024

Back cover blurb: You’re on a routine flight from London to LA. Hundreds of people are on board including your estranged son, Theo. Ten hours into the flight, something goes terribly wrong. The engines fail. The plane enters a steep dive. Everything goes black. Then, you wake up. It’s one hour before the crash. You can’t believe it – you’re alive. You, your beloved son, and all the other passengers are safe. Until, terrifyingly, the same chain of events repeats itself. Again, and again, and again. You’re the only one who knows what’s about to happen. The lives of everyone on board depend on you. But how will you stop it, when you’re running out of time?

Firstly this would make an epic movie!  Secondly, I absolutely loved this novel, it is brilliantly written and I look forward to more from this author. 

Charlie has fallen out with her adult son Theo about hiding the truth about his parentage from him. She knows deep down it was for the right reasons, as Theo's Father was not the man she thought he was, and she is grateful he hasn't been in Theo's life.

But Theo feels betrayed by his Mother, and determined to find his Father decides to base himself in the US. As a Commercial Airline Pilot, he is able to move around with ease, and quickly settles himself in the States, making new acquaintances and forging a new life for himself.

Charlie is determined to reconcile with her son, and unbeknownst to him, boards one of his flights from London to L.A. Ten hours in to the flight, something goes terribly wrong. The engines fail, the plane enters a steep dive then everything goes back.

Then Charlie wakes up, and minutes later it happens again, and again, and again.

Charlie has some deeply buried knowledge of time loops, and tries hard to recall anything that could be of use to her situation. She knows that ultimately she must use her power as the only person with the knowledge to stop the plane from crashing and save all of the passengers onboard.

Can she out everything she needs to before her time runs out?

Spiral is available now via Amazon online and all good book shops.

Thank You to the publishers who approved my request via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.