This was such a fun, whodunit wild ride!!! Highly enjoyed the twists and turns this took me on. I loved the multi-character POV and the time jumps - it felt cohesive throughout and worked really well here. Could totally see this being a film adaptation as I was reading it. It was so vivid with the way Gillian does her writing you can picture everything as if you're in the middle of the action. This is one I'd recommend but just know you won't be able to put it down once you pick it up!

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC!

Hm. Certainly enjoyable enough. But the prose is just workmanlike. And the story felt rather implausible. The guy wouldn’t try to communicate his intentions somehow? No one would be suspicious of the released hostage?

Oh wow, was this edge of your seat stuff. We will include this title in our New Year, New Books program in January for sure. Should be a big hit for 2025.

initial thoughts: Gillian McAllister is an instant “must read” author for me. this book had a great premise, two POVs, and was written in three seven year chunks. while a bit of suspending reality is required, this story was engaging and kept me reading. there was a bit of a slowdown in the second chunk, but nothing that didn’t cause me to put down the book and not pick it back up.

another great thriller/mystery from Gillian! this will be popular title once it's released.

a big thank you to NetGalley & William Morrow Books for the ARC.

I follow Gillian on Instagram for her sage writing advice and I've finally read one of her books. I'm so happy for myself! lol

I think the premise was very interesting and typical of Gillian to have some twisted, wowza and different elements to the plot.

Camilla's mild-mannered husband is caught up in a hostage situation, but he's the hostage taker. That's so out there since he's not the hostage himself.

We see how Camilla's life changes over the years because of the "siege."

I thought the plot flowed nicely and I enjoyed the couple of twists.

I will say the end when all our questions were answered was a tad confusing. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the story a lot.

Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for an e-copy of FAMOUS LAST WORDS to review.

I rate FAMOUS LAST WORDS four out of five stars.

This was such a twisty, fast paced read! I absolutely devoured it in one day 🤯 It left me guessing with every chapter and had an ending I never saw coming. Easily her best book yet 👏🏼

Thanks to @netgalley for the ARC! Make sure to grab this when it’s released on February 25th 😍

4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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McAllister once agains delivers a suspenseful thriller that will engage readers from the very beginning.

Such an interesting book, I didn't want to put it down. Lots of twists and turns i didn't see coming. Honestly couldn't have guessed any of them. Highly recommended.

Thank you to NetGalley for my free ARC in exchange for an honest review of the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the eARC

As always, Gillian McAllister writes books that are so hard to put down, characters that you root for, and twists you don’t see coming. I loved the multi POV and I did not predict a few of the twists.

I would have loved a bit more closure at the end but nonetheless, really loved it.

I love this author, and once again she did not disappoint.

This was a very clever story that makes you want to read the whole thing at one setting. I almost did.
Cam has a baby and she has to return to work. Her husband leaves her a note that says“If anything . .
It’s been so lovely with you both. Lx”

At work, she gets a phone call from a hostage negotiator telling her that her husband has taken two men hostage. The story hits the ground running from there. What a ride. I loved this book.

Thank You to William Morrow for the gifted copy provided through NetGalley, this is my honest review.

This book had me hooked from the first sentence. Camilla and Luke are a happily married couple with a new baby. Camilla is returning to work after maternity leave. On her first day returning to work, she is blindsided by her husband’s early morning absence and later that day his involvement in a violent hostage situation. During the hostage situation, a second character, Niall the hostage negotiator, is introduced. The book alternates back and forth between Camilla and Nialls’ point of views. This story is suspenseful and has a few satisfying twists and turns. This was a quick read for me and I really enjoyed it!
Thank you to Netgalley and William Morrow Publishing for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Highly recommend adding this thriller to your Want to Read list…Releases on February 25, 2025!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

This was an intriguing & unique thriller from the start. I loved the dual POV between Cam & Niall - and seeing the similarities in their fight for love within the hostage situation & the aftermath throughout the entire story. I loved the slow reveals throughout and putting the pieces together like a puzzle - definitely a fun, immersive read!

I really liked this! I love thrillers where a person commits a crime completely out of the blue, and their spouse has to figure out why they did it. Gillian McAllister's books have been hit or miss for me, but this was a nice break from the "popcorn thrillers" I've been reading lately.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for sending me this book!

I'm sad to write that I put this book in my DNF pile. I got 22% of the way in before throwing in the towel. I LOVED Wrong Place, Wrong Time but I also DNF'd Just Another Missing Person. I was hoping this one would feel like a return to WPWT, but alas, it's much closer to JAMP. The writing is dragged out, there's emphasis on useless filler such as describing the color of grass or the feel of something. The story is lost in the details and I find my mind drifting while reading. The plot is fascinating but it's the writing that doesn't work for me and I can't sit through so much needless information to get tidbits of the actual plot. I would also appreciate if Gillian McAllister would consider readers outside of her immediate area. As a US reader, I do not understand many of the acronyms or colloquialisms in her books. I read plenty of authors outside the US and it feels like they explain something first before they use acronyms in their books. I don't know which of the law enforcement positions are above others because I'm not familiar with the letters she uses. Overall, I think I'm done trying to give her books a shot and I just have to understand they're not for me. I think her plot twists are great and many readers may find they have more patience than I do.

Thank you to NetGalley for this digital ARC.

I did enjoy this thriller, while predictable it was still an enjoyable read. The first half of the story felt a bit too long and the second half while not rushed didn’t fully feel complete. The interactions between characters didn’t feel fully genuine.

Another fantastic book by McAllister. Camilla is starting back to work after her maternity leave ends and this is the day her life changes forever. She soon finds out her husband is involved in a hostage situation and accused of being the one that started it. Extremely fast paced book that is impossible to put down, definitely her best book yet.

Gillian McAllister’s Famous Last Words is a gripping psychological thriller that delves into the complexities of truth, memory, and relationships. The story follows a woman caught in the aftermath of a mysterious accident, forced to confront the secrets of her past as the lines between guilt and innocence blur. I thoroughly enjoyed this one!

I am officially hooked on Gillian McAllister’s writing. As my second book by her, this kept me glued to the pages and trying (and failing) to guess all of the twists and figure out exactly what the truth was. I think the synopsis gives just enough to whet your appetite, but it is just a nibble of what the story fleshes out to be.

This is a compelling thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end. Part of it was obvious, but there were still some good twists. The characters were well built and the pacing was solid. Thank you to NetGalley for providing an advanced copy of this book!

A hostage situation is always more than it seems, so many tiny details that lead up to this one big event. What made Luke Deschamps take three hostages on the summer solstice?

This book was well done with some unexpected twists. Others were more obvious, but didn’t take from the value of the book.

Thank you to Gillian McAllister, NetGalley, and William Morrow for this ARC!