Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister - ISBN: 9781405957243
Paperback
Husband’s a hostage taker. Wife holds the key. Save them.

Famous Last Words

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  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    7 October 2025

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Summary

The man you love just took three people hostage… The edge-of-your-seat thriller from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller.

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.

Then it starts.

Breaking news - there’s a hostage situation developing in London. The police arrive …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405957243
ISBN-10:1405957247
Author:Gillian McAllister
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:7 October 2025
Weight:288g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 25mm
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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 PICOULTWhat an incredible, gripping, thrilling read – LISA JEWELLOnly 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 MoriartyUtterly effing magnificent. I could NOT put it down! – Marian KeyesFew 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 FALLONAn 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 MARACompletely addictive. I was as desperate to find out the truth as any of the characters in the book — if not more so! – Sophie HannahA totally fresh read that left me guessing until the very end! – Ashley FlowersMcAllister 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 *

About The Author

Gillian McAllister

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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