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Famous Last Words

內容簡介

內容簡介 「這本小說讓我措手不及，劇情充滿驚人的轉折與震撼，讓我不禁倒吸一口氣……同時，它對人際關係與愛情的刻畫也極為深刻，這在同類型作品中極為罕見。這是一部精彩絕倫的小說。」——茱蒂．皮考特（Jodi Picoult），《紐約時報》暢銷冠軍作家繼《紐約時報》暢銷書、《瑞絲書會》（Reese’s Book Club）選書 Wrong Place Wrong Time 之後，吉莉安．麥卡利斯特（Gillian McAllister）再度帶來一部令人欲罷不能的驚悚小說——一位新手母親的世界因丈夫犯下駭人罪行而徹底崩解。她究竟有多了解自己所愛的男人？如果她的整個人生都是建立在謊言之上，那麼她將面臨怎樣的危險？六月二十一日，夏至，一年中最長的一天，新手母親卡蜜拉的生活即將天翻地覆。 經過數月的產假，她終於要將年幼的女兒送去日托中心，回到她身為文學經紀人的工作崗位，然而當她醒來時，丈夫盧克卻不見蹤影，只留下一張難以理解的字條。然後，一切開始崩壞。突發新聞：倫敦發生一起人質事件。警方找上門，告訴她盧克涉入其中。但他不是人質——她的丈夫，那個充滿愛意的父親、樂觀向前的伴侶，竟然是持槍劫持人質的罪犯。接下來，她的每一步選擇都至關重要，因為只有她知道，那天早晨盧克留下的字條到底寫了什麼……《臨終遺言》是一場圍繞犯罪、婚姻，以及比卡蜜拉所能想像的還要多的秘密交織而成的故事。 吉莉安．麥卡利斯特以她精湛的敘事技巧，再次證明她無愧於「最擅長讓角色陷入無解困境，並讓讀者不僅去思考，更能深刻感受自己若身處其中會如何抉擇」的美譽。（艾蜜莉．亨利（Emily Henry））“This novel blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping…and with a poignancy about relationships and love that one rarely finds in the genre. A brilliant, brilliant book.” —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFrom the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive thriller about a new mother’s world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. 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 Camilla’s 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, when she wakes, her husband Luke isn’t there, and in his place is a cryptic note.Then it starts. Breaking news: there's a hostage situation developing in London. The police arrive, and tell her Luke is involved. But he isn't a hostage. Her husband - doting father, eternal optimist - is the gunman.What she does next is crucial. Because only she knows what the note he left behind that morning says... Famous Last Words is the story of a crime, a marriage, and more secrets than Camilla ever could have imagined. This novel cements Gillian McAllister’s 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)

作者介紹

作者介紹 Gillian McAllister is the New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club Pick Wrong Place Wrong Time, Famous Last Words, Just Another Missing Person, Everything but the Truth, The Choice, The Good Sister, The Evidence Against You, How to Disappear, and the Richard & Judy Book Club pick That Night. She graduated with an English degree before working as a lawyer. She lives in Birmingham, England, where she now writes full-time. She is also the creator and co-host of the popular Honest Authors podcast. 吉莉安．麥卡利斯特（Gillian McAllister）是《紐約時報》暢銷書作家，其作品 Wrong Place Wrong Time 曾入選瑞絲書會選書（Reese's Book Club）。著作包括 Famous Last Words、Just Another Missing Person、Everything but the Truth、The Choice、The Good Sister、The Evidence Against You、How to Disappear，以及獲選為 Richard & Judy Book Club 選書的 That Night。她畢業於英語系，曾從事律師工作，現全職寫作，定居於英國伯明罕。此外，她也是廣受歡迎的 Honest Authors 播客的創作者兼共同主持人。

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最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : 一場圍繞犯罪、婚姻，以及比卡蜜拉所能想像的還要多的秘密交織而成的故事。 吉莉安．麥卡利斯特以她精湛的敘事技巧，再次證明她無愧於「最擅長讓角色陷入無解困境，並讓讀者不僅去思考，更能深刻感受自己若身處其中會如何抉擇」的美譽。