From the author of the bestselling former Waterstones Thriller of the Month Wrong Place Wrong Time comes another nerve-shredding mystery adorned with copious twists, as a wife and mother attempts to understand how her loving husband could be the gunman at the centre of a hostage situation.
It’s Camilla’s first day back at work, her daughter’s first day at nursery.
But husband Luke is nowhere to be seen. The only trace of him is an unfinished note. Camilla tries to put it out of her mind; there must be a rational explanation.
At work, there are welcomes back, and too many distractions.
Then it starts.
Breaking news: there's a hostage situation developing in London.
The police arrive: Luke is caught up in it.
But he isn't a hostage. Luke - doting father, successful writer, enthusiastic runner and eternal optimist - is the gunman.
What Camilla does next is crucial. Because only she knows what the note he left behind says, and the clues it might hold . . .
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781405957243
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 500 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 35 mm
As a fiction writer myself it’s really, really hard to fool me - I always guess the ending of books - but FAMOUS LAST WORDS 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
What an incredible, gripping, thrilling read - LISA JEWELL
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
Utterly effing magnificent. I could NOT put it down! - Marian Keyes
Few things make me happier than a new Gillian McAllister book, and Famous Last Words did not let me down. Complex, surprising and utterly gripping. - JANE FALLON
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
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
A totally fresh read that left me guessing until the very end! - Ashley Flowers
McAllister is an expert in taut, twisty thrillers - ANNA BONET, i PAPER
A thriller full of unexpected twists and turns, packing a real emotional punch - RED MAGAZINE
Gillian McAllister returns with another brain storming, heart wrenching thriller that beautifully pulls you in and refuses to let go until you've devoured it in one glorious sitting. Famous Last Words weaves... More
After her maternity leave ends, Camilla drops off her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Her husband, Luke, has already left, and she finds a cryptic note he... More
I absolutely loved this book! It was gripping and addictive, I just couldn't put it down! There were so many twists and turns and they all tied back in well! Although I guessed some bits, I was very wrong with... More
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