Famous Last Words

A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • "An unputdownable adventure that was both heartwarming and thrilling! Everything I've come to expect from Gillian McAllister!" —Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorHow far would you go to rescue your child? A mother races against the clock—and finds herself on the wrong side of the law—in a desperate fight to save her teenage daughter in this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time.There is nothing that Simone won’t do for her daughter, Lucy. The two have always been close, and with Lucy about to leave home for university, they depart the UK for a vacation to Texas to spend some quality time together. But when Simone awakens on their first morning in the desert, Lucy is gone, missing from their rental cabin. In her place is a cell phone, and a voice on the other line issues a shocking ransom demand. Don’t tell the police. Come to this location. And be prepared to do a deal…Though Simone’s husband urges her to bring in the authorities for help, she knows she can’t take any chances. The kidnappers might kill Lucy if she tells anyone. No mother would take that risk. Instead, that night, she drives to the isolated meet-up.What she finds there changes everything. The mysterious kidnapper doesn’t want money. They want Simone to do something. The unthinkable.A catastrophic chain of events is set in motion, with chilling consequences that extend beyond Simone and her family. What follows is a heart-pounding journey through the small towns and punishing deserts of remote Texas, in which Simone’s courage—and morality—is pushed to the brink as she discovers what it truly means to be a mother.Unbearably tense, compassionately told, and full of well-crafted moral dilemmas, Caller Unknown proves once again why Gillian McAllister’s thrillers are “the best of the best” (Lisa Jewell).

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 . . .<BR><BR>'McAllister stunned me - and she will stun you too' Jodi Picoult <BR>---<BR><BR>OLIVIA:<BR><BR>22 years old. No history of running away.<BR>Last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley.<BR>And never emerging.<BR><BR>JULIA:<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Because someone just threatened Julia:<BR>Find Olivia, and we'll take your daughter . . .<BR>---<BR><BR>'A first-class thriller' MAIL ON SUNDAY<BR><BR>'Jaw-dropping, stunning' DAILY EXPRESS<BR><BR>'A sure-fire hit' ADELE PARKS<BR><BR>'This is McAllister at the height of her powers' ERIN KELLY<BR><BR><BR>PRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER<BR><BR>'Perfection, every word, every moment. One of the best books I've ever read' LISA JEWELL<BR><BR>'I am totally in awe. This is one story I will not forget' HEIDI PERKS<BR><BR>'Genre-bending and totally original. A tour de force!' CLAIRE DOUGLAS<BR><BR>'This is bravura novel-writing' IAN RANKIN<BR><BR>'Extraordinary' HARRIET TYCE<BR><BR><BR>Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024<BR>

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 authorNew York Times bestselling author Gillian McAllister has created a thriller unlike any other in this endlessly clever, twisty story of a mother who must move backward through time to prevent tragedy from striking at the heart of her family.Can you stop a murder after it’s already happened?It is midnight on the morning of Halloween, and Jen anxiously waits up for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to return home. But worries about his broken curfew transform into something much more dangerous when Todd finally emerges from the darkness. As Jen watches through the window, she sees her funny, seemingly happy teenage son stab a total stranger.She doesn’t know who the victim is, or why Todd has committed such a devastating act of violence. All she knows is that her life, and Todd’s, have been shattered. After her son is taken into custody, Jen falls asleep in despair. But when she wakes up…it is yesterday. The murder has not happened yet—and there may be a chance to stop it. Each morning, when Jen wakes, she is further back in the past, first weeks, then years, before the murder. And Jen realizes that somewhere in the past lies the trigger for Todd’s terrible crime…and it is her mission to find it, and prevent it from taking place.Both the story of a mother’s love and the sacrifices she will make for her child, and a thriller with a brilliant twist, Wrong Place Wrong Time is a one-of-a-kind novel that begs to be read in one sitting.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“This novel 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, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFrom 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 clue lies in the note he left behind...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)

THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR<BR>'Perfection, every word, every moment. One of the best books I've ever read' LISA JEWELL<BR>'WOW FIVE STARS!' FREIDA MCFADDEN<BR>'Wow. Amazing! Loved every page . . . If you are looking for a summer read, I've found it!' HOLLY WILLOUGHBY<BR>'Page-turning time-loop thriller . . . An intelligent puzzle full of heart and good sense' GUARDIAN<BR>'A mind-bending page-turning thriller. Non-stop thrills right from the start. A rare gem' STEVE WRIGHT, RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB<BR>'A spellbinding "whydunnit". A novel with a difference' SUNDAY TIMES<BR>'Skilful, satisfying. Couldn't put it down. Don't miss it!' OBSERVER, 'THRILLER OF THE MONTH'<BR><BR>CAN YOU STOP A MURDER AFTER IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED? . . . DISCOVER THE MOST TALKED ABOUT THRILLER OF THE YEAR<BR>_________<BR><BR>It's late. You're waiting up for your son.<BR><BR>Then you spot him: he's with someone. And - you can't believe what you see - your funny, happy teenage boy stabs this stranger.<BR><BR>You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your son is charged with murder. His future is lost.<BR><BR>That night you fall asleep in despair. But when you wake . . . it is yesterday. The day before the murder.<BR><BR>Somewhere in the past lie the answers - a reason for this crime.<BR><BR>And your only chance to stop it . . .<BR>_________<BR><BR>'Masterfully plotted and ingenious. One of the best books I've read this year' SUNDAY EXPRESS<BR>'A genre-defining masterpiece. An instant classic' HOLLY SEDDON<BR>'I was gripped' JANE CORRY<BR>'Brilliantly original, so tense and so moving' LUCY CLARKE<BR>'So riveting you'll pull a sickie and ignore all family and friends until the breath-taking final page' CELIA WALDEN<BR>'Mindblowingly good. I'm in awe' JANE FALLON<BR>'Fiendishly clever and flawlessly executed' ROSIE WALSH<BR><BR>PRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER:<BR><BR>'Gillian McAllister just gets better and better' CLAIRE MACKINTOSH<BR><BR>'Like watching a gripping, claustrophobic box set' CLAIRE DOUGLAS<BR><BR>'The queen of the moral dilemma' HOLLY SEDDON<BR><BR>'If Jodi Picoult wrote thrillers, they would look like this' ROSMUND LUPTON<BR><BR>'Any writer can keep you turning the pages - few can make you care this much' ERIN KELLY<BR><BR><BR>A Sunday Times Thriller of the Year, 2022<BR>Sunday Times bestseller, April 2023 (UK)<BR>New York Times bestseller, September 2022 (USA)<BR>Over 1 million copies sold since first publication in May 2022 [Nielsen Bookscan]

They Took Her Daughter. Now She'll Break Every Rule to Get Her Back. <BR>From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Famous Last Words and Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an unmissable new thriller!<BR><BR>A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK<BR><BR>'Unputdownable' FREIDA MCFADDEN<BR>'The best of the best' LISA JEWELL<BR>'Masterful' ANDREA MARA<BR>'Tense, twisty, and an emotional gut punch' KARIN SLAUGHTER<BR>'Absolutely superb' CLAIRE DOUGLAS<BR>--<BR>A road trip across America with her teenage daughter was meant to be much-needed bonding time for Simone before Lucy leaves home for university.<BR><BR> But on the first night of their stay, in a cabin deep in the Texan desert, Simone wakes to find Lucy missing and a mobile phone in her place. The phone rings and the voice on the other end issues instructions: Don't tell the police. Come to this location. Be prepared to do a deal... <BR><BR> There is nothing Simone wouldn't do to save her daughter. Hide the truth. Commit a terrible crime. Become a wanted woman.<BR><BR>But this is no ordinary kidnap and ransom. Getting Lucy back is just the beginning.<BR><BR>'As moving as it is gripping' SOPHIE HANNAH<BR>'Utterly original' SHARI LAPENA<BR>'Astoundingly brilliant' LUCY CLARKE<BR>'You'll gasp, you'll cry, you'll never forget this story' HOLLY SEDDON<BR>--<BR><BR>READERS LOVE CALLER UNKNOWN<BR><BR>'An electrifying, heart pounding read.' 5* READER REVIEW<BR><BR>'I loved the twists and turns in the story especially the stonking great one at the end.' 5* READER REVIEW<BR><BR>'Gillian's books just get better and better.' 5* READER REVIEW<BR><BR>'A superb thriller. One of the best books I can remember reading in recent years. HIGHLY recommended!' 5* READER REVIEW

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES<BR><BR>THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING RICHARD & JUDY SUMMER PICK FROM THE AUTHOR OF WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME<BR><BR>'My heart was in my mouth the whole time. Her best yet.' CLAIRE DOUGLAS<BR>'Tautly plotted and beautifully written' CLARE MACKINTOSH <BR>'Incredibly tense and gripping' ADELE PARKS<BR>'Kept me guessing and kept me fooled. Clever, pacy and so gripping that my heart raced' C.L. TAYOR<BR>'Another unputdownable what-would-you-do thriller, rich with McAllister's trademark twists and emotional depth' ERIN KELLY<BR>________<BR><BR>What would you do to protect your family?<BR><BR>ANYTHING.<BR><BR>During a family holiday in Italy, you get an urgent call from your sister.<BR><BR>There's been an accident: she hit a man with her car and he's dead.<BR><BR>She's overcome with terror - fearing years in a foreign jail away from her child.<BR><BR>She asks for your help. It wasn't her fault, not really. She'd cover for you, so will you do the same for her?<BR><BR>But when the police come calling, the lies start. And you each begin to doubt your trust in one another.<BR><BR>What really happened that night?<BR><BR>Who is lying to who?<BR><BR>And who will be the first to crack? . . .<BR>________<BR><BR>READERS ARE HOOKED BY THAT NIGHT:<BR><BR>'A masterpiece' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'I'm speechless . . . cannot recommend enough' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'A pressure cooker of panic, excitement, fear, anger . . . I cannot rave about this enough!' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'WOW! WOW! WOW! The twists and shocks blew me away' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>Praise for Gillian McAllister<BR>'Unputdownable' FREIDA MCFADDEN<BR>'The best of the best' LISA JEWELL<BR>'Masterful' ANDREA MARA<BR>'Tense, twisty, and an emotional gut punch' KARIN SLAUGHTER<BR>'Absolutely superb' CLAIRE DOUGLAS <BR><BR>Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Summer 2021

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“This novel 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, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFrom the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive psychological thriller about a new mother’s 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 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 built on secrets and lies, and more shocking twists 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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