Famous Last Words

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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 . . .

'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

© Gillian McAllister 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Critics Review

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
i PAPER
A thriller full of unexpected twists and turns, packing a real emotional punch
RED MAGAZINE

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