PRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER: ''A first-class thriller'' SUNDAY TIMES ''A writer at the top of her game'' CLAIRE DOUGLAS ''Extraordinary'' DAILY MAIL ''The new queen of the what-would-you-do crime thriller is back with a tightly-plotted and twist-packed tale which will send your head spinning'' ELLERY LLOYD ''McAllister stunned me - and she will stun you too'' JODI PICOULT ''Exquisitely plotted...With clever twist after twist and gasp out loud reveals'' LISA JEWELL ''Amazingly good'' MARIAN KEYES ''Another sure-fire hit, we expect excellence from McAllister and she delivers'' ADELE PARKS ''Extraordinary'' HARRIET TYCE''Another masterpiece from the queen of the emotional thriller'' BETH O''LEARY''This is bravura novel-writing'' IAN RANKIN

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Gillian McAllister is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of nine stand-alone novels. Her books have been selected for the Radio 2 Book Club, Reese's Book Club and the Richard & Judy Book Club. Her previous novel, Wrong Place Wrong Time, was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and was shortlisted for The British Book Awards Crime & Thriller Book of the Year and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Gillian's books are published in thirty-eight languages.

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THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME

'Famous Last Words blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping... 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

'Absolutely outstanding, one of my books of the year.' ANDREA MARA

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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 . . .
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Readers love FAMOUS LAST WORDS
'a very twisty, edge-of-your-seat story, an original plot and good characters' 5*BOOKSELLER REVIEW, NETGALLEY

'So very very good!!' 5* BOOKSELLER REVIEW, NETGALLEY

'a pacy plot, twisty twists, a compelling and real voice in Camilla, a love story and heart pounding suspense-filled moments' 5* NETGALLEY REVIEW

'Combining high-octane action, an intriguing mystery, and a heart-wrenching love story into a gripping page turner is quite a feat, and Gillian McAllister pulls it off every time' 5* NETGALLEY REVIEW

'The twist at the end was incredibly satisfying and unexpected.' 5* NETGALLEY REVIEW

Sunday Times bestseller, June 2024