HalfPast Tomorrow, Chris McGeorge
HalfPast Tomorrow, Chris McGeorge
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Half-Past Tomorrow

Author: Chris McGeorge

Narrator: Julia Barrie

Unabridged: 11 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 08/05/2021


Synopsis

Shirley Steadman, a 70 year old living in a small town in the North East of England, loves her volunteer work at the local hospital radio. She likes giving back to the community, and even more so, she likes getting out of the house. Haunted by the presence of her son, a reluctant Royal Navy officer who was lost at sea, and still in the shadow of her long dead abusive husband, she doesn't like being alone much.

One day, at the radio station, she is playing around with the equipment and finds a frequency that was never there before. It is a pirate radio station, and as she listens as the presenter starts reading the news. But there is one problem - the news being reported is tomorrows. Shirley first thinks it is a mere misunderstanding - a wrong date. But she watches as everything reported comes true. At first, Shirley is in awe of the station, and happily tunes in to hear the news.

But then the presenter starts reporting murders - murders that happen just the way they were reported.

And Shirley is the only one who can stop them.

About Chris McGeorge

Chris McGeorge studied MA Creative Writing (Crime/Thriller) at City University London where he wrote his first novel as his thesis. His interests are broad - spanning film, books, theatre and video games. He is a member of the Northern Crime Syndicate, a supergroup of writers from Northern England. He lives in County Durham with his partner and many, many animals.He can be found on Twitter at @crmcgeorge.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Louise

3.5 stars rounded up to 4 Shirley Steadman, a seventy year old living in a small town in the North East of England, loves her volunteer work at the local hospital radio. She likes giving back to the community, and even more so, she likes getting out of the house. Haunted by the presence of her son, a......more

Goodreads review by Tracy

If you haven’t read any of Chris’ previous books before then you are in for a head-messing treat as Chris specialises in confusing the reader and creating impossible situations in cleverly plotted storylines. His first book Guess Who is about 5 strangers locked in a hotel room with a body in the bath......more

Goodreads review by Silvie

Shirley, een zeventigjarige vrijwilligster in het ziekenhuis, heeft veel verdriet om het overlijden van haar zoon. In het ziekenhuis loopt ze afdelingen af om verzoekjes van mensen te noteren die ze later die avond op het radiostation van het ziekenhuis zal afspelen. Maar dan ontdekt ze een radiofre......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

An engaging mystery with a cast of eccentric characters, "Half-Past Tomorrow" centres around a radio station which predicts the news. I particularly enjoyed the use of regional dialect and felt it added authenticity and humour. ......more


Quotes

Original, compelling and mind-bending fun, Chris McGeorge is writing some of the most interesting fiction out there. What time did you say it was? Half-Past Tomorrow time. Loved it. Judith O'Reilly