Famous Last Words

From the author of Reeses Book Club Pick andNew York TimesbestsellerWrong Place Wrong Time! An addictive thriller about a new mothers world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crimeand then disappears. How well does she truly know the man she loves? And what danger does she face if her entire life has been built on a lie?It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camillas life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Finally.But after she arrives at the office, police officers storm the foyer: in the city, just near her work, a man has taken three hostages and is now in a tense standoff with law enforcement. And Luke, the person shes loved for more than a decade, the father of her child, is involved. But he is not a hostage. He is the kidnapper. All she has is a half-written cryptic note that Luke left for her.Seven years after the crime that shocked the nation, and her husbands subsequent disappearance, Camilla has slowly accepted that she will never have answers about what really happened that day. But just as she prepares to let Luke go for good, an anonymous location, sent to her by text message, reignites her suspicions about the kidnapping and sends her on a dangerous search for the truth.What follows is a propulsive, twisty story of motherhood, marriage, and the secrets at the heart of our closest relationships. Famous Last Words cements Gillian McAllisters reputation as the best at putting her characters in impossible situations and making her readers not only contemplate but feel what it would be like to find themselves in those situations (Emily Henry).