Camilla is finally going back to work after maternity leave. But something is wrong. Her husband Luke is not there to help her prepare for this big day. Not only that, he has left a cryptic note and isn't responding to her texts and emails. After dropping their infant daughter off at daycare she went to her office where she was confronted by the police and they didn't bring good news. It seems that Luke is holding hostages at gunpoint. Suddenly, things get worse when gunshots are heard. Two men are dead and Luke is nowhere to be found. In the eyes of the police, he has gone from being a hostage taker to a murderer. Camilla is in a state of shock. How could her kind, loving and good-natured husband do this? Has she misjudged him all these years? Is he truly capable of this awful crime?
FAMOUS LAST WORDS, a novel by Gillian McAllister is a tautly drawn story that keeps readers engaged from start to finish. It delves into a crime that leaves victims who have no apparent identity making the motive even more puzzling. As the story unfolds, Camilla questions everything she thought she knew about her marriage. She faces her unexpected single parenthood the best she can. As the years go by with no news about Luke, she struggles with what to tell her daughter about her missing father, all the while wondering if he has somehow left her some clues.
The author is an excellent story teller. She has crafted a tale that is full of secrets and a myriad of complications and unexplained occurrences. Very little is what it seems to be on the surface in this fascinating narrative and this includes the characters. Packed with mystery, unanswered questions and twists and turns, FAMOUS LAST WORDS is a true page turner. Highly recommended.
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)
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