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!

This book was so good! I woke up multiple times in the middle of the night to read just a little more because I couldn’t wait to see what happened. When husband and new dad Luke does the unthinkable, his wife Cam and the hostage negotiator Niall are left to pick up the pieces. The story alternates between their POV and over 3 parts, spanning multiple years.

The main characters are just so real and believable. From Cam’s grief about missing Luke tied into the disbelief that he could’ve done what it looks like he did; to Niall, who feels like he messed everything up with both his job and his marriage on the same day, I felt deeply for both of them. Cam’s relationships with her husband as well as her daughter and sister gave me a deep understanding of her character without drawing away from the overarching story. The mystery was sound, with plenty of twists and turns that, while often surprising me, made complete sense when explained. I loved that the book spanned a period of time and we could see how the characters developed over the passage of time. I thought the end of the book was great; it managed to be both poignant and hopeful at the same time.

Overall, I loved this story and will miss these characters as I move on to the next book. Would recommend for those who like domestic suspense as well as mysteries. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a very twisty suspenseful mystery thriller that I couldn’t put down! I loved her book Wrong Place Wrong Time. But I have to say I think I like Famous Last Words better. It had me guessing and trying to figure it out and then the story changed and I had it all wrong. Love these types of novels. I was fully engaged the whole time.

It’s June 21st, Camilla Deshamps first day back to work after maternity leave and the day her life will change forever. She awakens and her husband, Luke, is not there to help her get their baby, Polly, ready for daycare. She finds a cryptic note from Luke that she cannot figure out what it means. Then the breaking news of a hostage situation is developing in London. The police show up at her work to inform her Luke is involved and is holding three hostages at gun point.

The hostage negotiator Niall, wants Camilla at the scene

This story is in three parts. I really felt for Camilla and how hard to grasp that her husband she knows so well is holding people at gun point. He doesn’t even own a gun she thinks or even knows how to shoot a gun. Her emotions of shock to bewilderment as she tried to make sense of what is happening. She wants answers to understand the situation and so does Niall.

I highly recommend this book for a great suspenseful thriller.

Thank you to William Morrrow and NetGalley for providing this digital review copy of an unputdownable thriller in exchange for my honest thoughts!

I read and loved this author's previous two books so I was excited to read this one. And while this one is also a mystery, it's a much slower burn than the other two. And yet I still loved it.

Cam's husband takes three people hostage, kills two of them and disappears. Then, seven years pass. And you're like WHAT? Seven years. Hostages are never identified. Her husband is never caught. Cam and the hostage negotiator both cannot move on and this book alternates between the two.

I loved McAllister's writing. I loved the intrigue of the story. Can't wait to read more of McAllister.


with gratitude NetGalley and William Morrow for the opportunity to preview this title in exchange for my honest opinion.

This domestic thriller follows Cam, the wife of a man who inexplicably takes hostages one random morning, and Niall, the hostage negotiator assigned to the case. The events of that day deeply impact both of their lives, and the story resumes several years later, with both characters still affected by the past.

The plot is filled with many twists and turns. Will love prevail? Is Cam's husband truly a bad guy? Stay tuned to find out.

Overall, the story held my interest, and I enjoyed spending time with these characters and their families.