âThis novel blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gaspingâŠand with a poignancy about relationships and love that one rarely finds in the genre. A brilliant, brilliant book.â âJodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author
From the author of Reeseâs Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive psychological thriller about a new motherâs world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. In this gripping suspense novel, Camilla must ask herself: 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 Camillaâs 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 isnât 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 built on secrets and lies, and more shocking twists than Camilla ever could have imagined. This novel cements Gillian McAllisterâs reputation as âthe 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.â (Emily Henry)
âThis novel blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gaspingâŠand with a poignancy about relationships and love that one rarely finds in the genre. A brilliant, brilliant book.â âJodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author
From the author of Reeseâs Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive psychological thriller about a new motherâs world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. In this gripping suspense novel, Camilla must ask herself: 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 Camillaâs 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 isnât 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 built on secrets and lies, and more shocking twists than Camilla ever could have imagined. This novel cements Gillian McAllisterâs reputation as âthe 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.â (Emily Henry)