Thursday, July 24, 2025

Famous Last Words

Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister, 336 pages

On literary agent Camilla's first day back to the office after maternity leave, she's hoping for a calm re-entry into the working world. Instead, she gets a visit from the police who tell her that her husband, Luke, is involved in a hostage situation at a factory — and worse yet, he's the one holding the gun. Through the tense situation and Luke's eventual disappearance, Camilla has no clue what's going on and even years later, has no answers. But, seven years later, when she begins the process of having him declared legally dead, a new novel and some suspicious men in Camilla's life brings the traumatic experience back to the forefront.

This was a twisty page-turner that kept me guessing the whole time. There were several things that Camilla did throughout the book that made me wonder what the heck she was thinking (but that's par for the course with thrillers) and I felt like an inordinate amount of ink was spent on Camilla's sister's infertility journey (still have no idea what that had to do with the rest of the book), but really, those are minor quibbles in an otherwise excellent thriller.

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