Gillian McAllister

Gebundenes Buch

Famous Last Words

Beschreibung

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

Autor

Gillian McAllister

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 162mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9780241648032
• ISBN-10: 0241648033
• Artikelnr.: 70899152

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"[In] McAllister's latest domestic stress-fest...the pieces of the puzzle emerge slowly, but they come together very nicely." - New York Times Book Review

"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, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"As a fiction writer myself it's really, really hard to fool me-I always guess the ending of books-but 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 author

"An incredible, gripping, thrilling read." - Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"A totally fresh read that kept me guessing until the very end!" - Ashley Flowers, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here

"A gasp-inducing hostage thriller....Tense and twisty." - People

"Starts like a bullet-train that mellows out into a psychological thriller and gripping England-set why-dunnit." - Boston Globe

"McAllister is known for her addicting, adrenaline-fueled psychological thrillers, and [Famous Last Words] follows suit....A twisty, gripping page-turner about marriage, lies, and crime." - Woman's World

"Completely addictive. I was as desperate to find out the truth as any of the characters in the book - if not more so!" - Sophie Hannah, internationally bestselling author

"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, author of Someone in the Attic

"A perfectly calibrated mix of the thoughtful characterization that book clubbers will adore and the twist-filled plotting that armchair suspense junkies crave.... A first-rate, fiendishly clever suspense novel." - Library Journal (starred review)

"McCallister hits another one out of the park....all the puzzle pieces click together for a satisfying ending." - Booklist (starred review)

"Gillian McAllister [is] one of my favorite authors working in the genre. McAllister is 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, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Marital secrets animate this heartrending standalone...the gut-wrenching plight of McAllister's three-dimensional heroine will keep readers flipping pages. This satisfies." - Publishers Weekly