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BonnieMG
Buckle up - this one is a roller coaster (in the best way!)
Not going to lie, I am here for anything Gillian McAllister writes. But unlike some of my other long term mystery and thriller writers favorites, McAllister's novels just keep getting better and better and better. My recommendation for Famous Last Words is to read it as soon as it is released but do not - and I repeat do not - read any reviews that may spoil even a scintilla of the carefully crafted clever plot. Highly recommend.
Becky_T
Where are you?
5.0
Cryptic note, doubt, dark web…
Cam is returning to her job as a lit agent today after a 9 month maternity leave. Her husband Luke is nowhere to be found on this, Cam’s first day back at work and daughter Polly’s first day at daycare.
A hostage situation arises in London - What is Luke’s link to this situation? What happens to this case during the next seven years? The negotiator Niall has learned one important fact during training. “Everyone wants something.” What is wanted in this hostage situation?
THOUGHTS:
The last 50 pp clinched my 5 ?? rating. An up in the air ending I only partially solved!
This was a LFL find! Thank you to LFL on Treeline!
The twists were like a sucker punch! Thrill seekers will like the changing situations!
So good! A must read! I will be looking at backlist titles although I have read Wrong Place Wrong Time.
Nice to be able to read & review before the pub date!
Available soon - Feb 25, 2025
Trisha
jaw dropping compelling read that's hard to put down
"It's been so lovely with you both. Lx"
A compelling race of a story. Once you start, clear out your afternoon - a plot that won't let you go until the final page!
Cam is a literary agent, going back to work for her first day back after having a baby. She has what she thinks of as the perfect life. A wonderful husband, a lovely nine-month old baby, a lovely upside down house with a garden, a job she loves. But her perfect life is rocked when, after dropping off her baby for day one of daycare, the police arrive and tell her something horrible.
There is hostage situation - and they think her husband is the one with the gun, not a victim.
And wow, the story is a race. You get a few POV: the hostage negotiation Niall and Cam, the wife, and a mysterious watcher. Each POV really rounded out the story, gave light to the parts that we needed and added really great layer of humanity and perspective. And Cam was so easy to love. A reader, an agent, a mother, a sister, a wife - she was a strong, amazing character who just wanted to understand what happened.
I can't recommend this enough! A tense plot that leaves you guessing and wondering until the very end. This one was So good!
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
