Famous Last Words : A Novel

This novel blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gaspingand with a poignancy about relationships and love that one rarely finds in the genre. A brilliant, brilliant book.Jodi Picoult, #1New York Timesbestselling author

From the author of Reeses Book Club Pick andNew York TimesbestsellerWrong Place Wrong Timecomes an addictive thriller about a new mothers 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 Camillas 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 isnt 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 Wordsis the story of a crime, a marriage, and more secrets than Camilla ever could have imagined. This novel cements Gillian McAllisters reputation asthe 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)