**PRE-ORDER NOW - 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

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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 . . .


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 LLOY

'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

About the Author
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 2023 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.

Reviews
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
A totally fresh read that left me guessing until the very end! -- Ashley Flowers
Praise for Gillian McAllister * - *
It's perfection, every word, every moment. A masterpiece . . . I had my mind blown apart. After I finished it I sat with my mouth hanging open in awe. One of the best books I've ever read * Lisa Jewell *
A spellbinding 'whydunnit'. A novel with a difference. Richly layered * Sunday Times *



Book Information
ISBN 9780241648032
Author Gillian McAllister
Format Hardback
Page Count 416
Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 750g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 156mm * 40mm