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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'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'Absolutely outstanding, one of my books of the year.' ANDREA MARA---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 . . .--Readers love FAMOUS LAST WORDS'a very twisty, edge-of-your-seat story, an original plot and good characters' 5*****BOOKSELLER REVIEW, NETGALLEY'So very very good!!' 5***** BOOKSELLER REVIEW, NETGALLEY'a pacy plot, twisty twists, a compelling and real voice in Camilla, a love story and heart pounding suspense-filled moments' 5***** NETGALLEY REVIEW'Combining high-octane action, an intriguing mystery, and a heart-wrenching love story into a gripping page turner is quite a feat, and Gillian McAllister pulls it off every time' 5***** NETGALLEY REVIEW'The twist at the end was incredibly satisfying and unexpected.' 5***** NETGALLEY REVIEWSunday Times bestseller, June 2024

THE HEART-STOPPING NEW NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR GILLIAN MCALLISTERHow do you choose between right or wrong, family or justice when the crime is so close to home . . .'McAllister stunned me - and she will stun you too' Jodi Picoult ---OLIVIA:22 years old. No history of running away.Last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley.And never emerging.JULIA:Detective Chief Inspector Julia Day ought to be out hunting for Olivia. After all, missing person's cases are a race against the clock. Only this one is different.Because someone just threatened Julia:Find Olivia, and we'll take your daughter . . .---'A first-class thriller' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Jaw-dropping, stunning' DAILY EXPRESS'A sure-fire hit' ADELE PARKS'This is McAllister at the height of her powers' ERIN KELLYPRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER'Perfection, every word, every moment. One of the best books I've ever read' LISA JEWELL'I am totally in awe. This is one story I will not forget' HEIDI PERKS'Genre-bending and totally original. A tour de force!' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'This is bravura novel-writing' IAN RANKIN'Extraordinary' HARRIET TYCEGillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024 (lib)

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK?It's perfection, every word, every moment. A masterpiece . . . One of the best books I've ever read.? ?Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author?Absolutely AMAZING. The plot is astonishing?original and ingenious. But it's much more than that; the love Jen has for her son and her husband is beautiful. The stakes are so high because they're so meaningful.? ?Marin Keyes, internationally bestselling author?A brilliantly genre-bending, mind-twisting answer to the question How far would you go to save your child?? ?Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author?Daring, inventive, exhilarating, twisted. This is virtuoso storytelling. Please dive in. It's the right place and the right time.? ?A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author?A work of such genius it leaves you in awe. Wrong Place, Wrong Time is impossibly clever, daringly original and heart-rending. Exceptional.? ?Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the EndFrom UK bestselling author Gillian McAllister comes an astonishing, compulsively twisty psychological thriller about a mother who witnesses her teenage son stab a man and then seizes on an unconventional way to try to save him, deemed ?clever, original, and so addictive it should come with a warning? by Alice Feeney, bestselling author of Rock Paper ScissorsCan you stop a murder after it's already happened?Late October. After midnight. You're waiting up for your eighteen-year-old son. He's past curfew. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn't alone: he's walking toward a man, and he's armed.You can't believe it when you see him do it: your funny, happy teenage son, he kills a stranger, right there on the street outside your house. You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your son is now in custody, his future shattered.That night you fall asleep in despair. All is lost.Until you wake . . .. . . and it is yesterday.And then you wake again . . .. . . and it is the day before yesterday.Every morning you wake up a day earlier, another day before the murder. With another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lies an answer. The trigger for this crime?and you don't have a choice but to find it . . .?Another ingeniously plotted genre-bender... McAllister succeeds in making us care, and the result is a tour de force.? ? The Guardian?This entertaining look at motherhood and memory will resonate with many." ? Publishers Weekly

He's Your Husband. A Father. A Friend. And Now He's Live on TV... as a Hostage-Taker.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'Utterly effing magnificent. I could NOT put it down!' MARIAN KEYES---It's Camilla's first day back at work. And her daughter's first day at nursery. But where is her husband Luke? The only trace of him is an unfinished note.Then she sees the breaking news: a hostage situation just streets away. Next the police arrive: Luke is caught up in it.But he isn't a hostage. Luke - doting father, successful writer, eternal optimist - is the gunman.What Camilla does next will be crucial. Because only she can figure out what clue lies in the note he left behind . . .--PRAISE FOR FAMOUS LAST WORDS'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!' SOPHIA 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 MAGAZINEPRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER'A first-class thriller' SUNDAY TIMES'A writer at the top of her game' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'Extraordinary' DAILY MAIL (lib)