Cam’s first day back at work as a literary agent after maternity leave doesn’t exactly go the way she planned. But no one plans for the police to come looking for them because their husband is holding three hostages on the other side of town, do they? Luke is the last person she’d have expected to be in that situation, and her world is shaken to its foundations. The hostage negotiator insists on getting her to that warehouse, and what happens there has consequences that ripple outward for years.
This book had me in a grip! I was captured immediately by the POV characters who both have such rich depth and interesting vantages on what takes place. The author gives just enough away at a time to leave you right at the edge of the seat, mind buzzing with ideas of why, how, and what happened, and what might happen next.
Cam is a now-single mother having to make decisions for herself and her daughter she never expected to have to make. What does she tell her about her father? How do they move on from this?
Niall is the hostage negotiator navigating an impossible work/life balance. Something about this particular case bothers him, and he can’t let it go until he finds out the truth of what happened in that warehouse.
I am so grateful I had the opportunity to read this book early as an arc reader through netgalley and the publisher. Gillian McAllister wrote my favorite thriller read of 2024 (Wrong Place Wrong Time), and this one has left just as impressive an impression as that one did. I couldn’t put it down!
Note:: I received an early copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Details
Title:: Famous Last Words
Author:: Gillian McAllister
Genre:: Mystery Thriller
Publisher:: William Morrow
Length:: 336 pages
Audio Length:: 13h 5m
Audiobook Narrator:: Emilia Fox
Audiobook Publisher:: Harper Audio
Published:: February 25th, 2025
The Litertarian Rating:: 5-Stars
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