Famous Last Words - A Novel

"This novel blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping...and with a poignancy about relationships and love that one rarely finds in the genre. A brilliant, brilliant book." -Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author

From the author of Reese's Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive thriller about a new mother's world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. How well does she truly know the man she loves? And what danger does she face if her entire life has been built on a lie?

It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla's life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Finally. But, when she wakes, her husband Luke isn't there, and in his place is a cryptic note.

Then it starts. Breaking news: there's a hostage situation developing in London. The police arrive, and tell her Luke is involved. But he isn't a hostage. Her husband - doting father, eternal optimist - is the gunman.

What she does next is crucial. Because only she knows what the note he left behind that morning says...

Famous Last Words is the story of a crime, a marriage, and more secrets than Camilla ever could have imagined. This novel cements Gillian McAllister's reputation as "the best at putting her characters in impossible situations and making her readers not only contemplate but feel what it would be like to find themselves in those situations." (Emily Henry)

Rezension:

"Only a Gillian McAllister thriller can make your heart race and then your heart melt from one page to the next! I'm a devoted fan!" - Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author


"As a fiction writer myself it's really, really hard to fool me-I always guess the ending of books-but this novel blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping...and with a poignancy about relationships and love that one rarely finds in the genre. A brilliant, brilliant book." - Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author


"An incredible, gripping, thrilling read." - Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author


"A totally fresh read that kept me guessing until the very end!" - Ashley Flowers, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here


"Completely addictive. I was as desperate to find out the truth as any of the characters in the book - if not more so!" - Sophie Hannah, internationally bestselling author


"An incredibly page-turning mystery wrapped up in a thoughtful and thought-provoking exploration of a most unusual kind of grief. Absolutely outstanding, one of my books of the year." - Andrea Mara, author of Someone in the Attic


"A perfectly calibrated mix of the thoughtful characterization that book clubbers will adore and the twist-filled plotting that armchair suspense junkies crave.... A first-rate, fiendishly clever suspense novel." - Library Journal (starred review)


"McCallister hits another one out of the park....all the puzzle pieces click together for a satisfying ending." - Booklist (starred review)


"Gillian McAllister [is] one of my favorite authors working in the genre. McAllister is the best at putting her characters in impossible situations and making her readers not only contemplate but feel what it would be like to find themselves in those situations." - Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author


"Marital secrets animate this heartrending standalone...the gut-wrenching plight of McAllister's three-dimensional heroine will keep readers flipping pages. This satisfies." - Publishers Weekly