Twenty-Seven Minutes
A Novel
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4.3 • 10 Ratings
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Publisher Description
**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**
"The rare gift that delivers it all: elevated prose, characters with depth, unpredictable twists, and a pitch-perfect mood."—Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push
For the last ten years, the small, claustrophobic town of West Wilmer has been struggling to understand one thing: Why did it take young Grant Dean twenty-seven minutes to call for help on the fateful night of the car accident that took the life of his beloved sister, Phoebe?
Someone knows what really happened the night Phoebe died. Someone who is ready to tell the truth.
With Phoebe's memorial in just three days, grief, delusion, ambition, and regret tornado together with biting gossip in a town full of people obsessed with a long-gone tragedy with four people at its heart. The caretaker, the secret girlfriend, the missing bad boy, and a former football star—just kids back then—are forever tied together the fateful rainy night Phoebe died.
Perfect for fans of Jane Harper and Celeste Ng, Tate’s literary suspense Twenty-Seven Minutes is a gripping debut about what happens when grief becomes unbearable and dark secrets are unearthed in a hometown that is all too giddy to eat it up.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Canadian journalist Tate starts out stronger than she finishes in her lackluster debut about the small-town ripples caused by a teenager's suspicious death. In a poignant prologue, 17-year-old Phoebe Dean is introduced dying on a bridge in the tiny American town of West Wilmer after a horrific car accident. Ten years later, the community prepares to hold a decennial memorial service in Phoebe's honor. The looming commemoration reawakens fraught memories for her older brother, Grant, who was driving the truck Phoebe was in before she died. The official story was that Grant hit a deer, and Phoebe, who wasn't wearing her seat belt, died almost immediately after the vehicle spun out from the impact. A vocal group of locals, however, blame Grant for her death, since he delayed calling 911 for 27 minutes after the accident—possibly, they claim, because he was intoxicated. As the memorial approaches, Grant conspires with his friend, Becca, who was in the back seat of the truck, to keep the truth behind Phoebe's death a secret, even as June, whose brother disappeared the same night Phoebe died, begins to wonder if the tragedies may be linked. Unfortunately, the truth Grant's been hiding is not especially shocking, and Tate winds up delivering a drawn-out thriller with a disappointing payoff. Genre fans will feel they've read this one before.
Customer Reviews
Wow!
I thought I had an idea what was coming… I was wrong, completely wrong! I really had no idea any of it until the final chapter and literally sat up straight with my jaw dropped! Great book! I look forward to more to come from her!
Enjoyed!!!!!
My Review:
Wow, just wow!!!!! Loved!!!!! For a debut novel I thought this book was great. It pulled at every emotion I had in my body. I felt what each of these characters felt. Told from multiple points views and going back from past to present made this one awesome. You got to see how everyone was before and after what happened. You saw them grow and change. Some in good ways but also some in bad ways too. Let’s talk about that ending. It was so shocking and left me totally speechless. I had no clue. I was wondering throughout the whole book how all these characters were connected and boy I didn’t see that one coming at all. That ending was wrapped up nicely. I will definitely read this author again.
In conclusion, the plot, the characters and all the twists in this book made this book an enjoyable read. I would definitely recommend it and happily give it 5 Hearts❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️