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Gillian McAllister

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Crime, Contemporary, Thriller

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As you find me, it's autumn 2025 and my latest novel is Famous Last Words, a thriller with a marriage at its centre. It asks the question: what would you do if your husband is caught up in a siege in central London? Only, the police tell you he isn't one of the hostages: he is the gunman... I hope you like the answer!

Upcoming in spring 2026 is Caller Unknown, a thriller about a woman whose teenage daughter is kidnapped, and she decides to pay the ransom, meet the kidnappers direct, and not tell the police.

As to me, otherwise, I am the author of these novels:

Everything But The Truth (2017)

Anything You Do Say (2018) called The Choice in America

No Further Questions (2018) called The Good Sister in America

The Evidence Against You (2019)

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Average rating: 3.86 · 764,543 ratings · 79,267 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wrong Place Wrong Time 3.96 avg rating — 468,887 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Just Another Missing Person 3.63 avg rating — 99,424 ratings — published 2023 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Night 3.77 avg rating — 15,483 ratings — published 2021 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Good Sister 3.73 avg rating — 14,019 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anything You Do Say 3.66 avg rating — 11,647 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everything but the Truth 3.49 avg rating — 5,023 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Evidence Against You 3.83 avg rating — 4,318 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caller Unknown 3.52 avg rating — 1,224 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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It’s been a busy few months. Book five edits from my agents, from my editors, structural edits, line edits. American copyedits and page proofs on book two. A pocket of days or weeks between each. I seize on these pockets and try to devote myself to book six. This is the only way, in my opinion, to write a book a year. Build a first draft in little blocks. Five thousand words in one week. A thousan

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Gillian McAllister and 2 other people liked Diana's review of Caller Unknown: "⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2.5/5 stars. rounded up to 3 i... wanted to like this. it's a Gillian McAllister book, so i had high expectations. this just felt a little... substandard for a thriller. don't get me wrong, it's a high-tension type of situation. there are a lot " Read more of this review »
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“We only think of the bad things that happen, rather than those that, through fortune, pass us by.”
― Gillian McAllister, Wrong Place Wrong Time

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“Everything in parenthood feels so endless until it ceases.”
― Gillian McAllister, Wrong Place Wrong Time

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“Banter can hide the worst sins. Some people laugh to hide their shame, they laugh instead of saying I feel embarrassed and small.”
― Gillian McAllister, Wrong Place Wrong Time

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July Side Read Nominations ~ Final Poll

Famous Last Words

by Gillian McAllister

13 votes, 72.2%

Notes on an Execution

by Danya Kukafka

3 votes, 16.7%

Deep Cuts

by Holly Brickley

2 votes, 11.1%

18 total votes

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Gillian’s Quotes

“My entire life I’d been so bloody frightened of what everybody thought of me and my failed existence and yet, when I failed spectacularly – sank so much lower, so much worse than failing a degree – I realized the truth of it: nobody cares what you think as much as you do. Not even close.”
― Gillian McAllister, Anything You Do Say

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“He made me somehow see that life didn't have to be experienced in a big way, and that happiness was small, really.”
― Gillian McAllister, No Further Questions

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“Keep on keeping on.”
― Gillian McAllister

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message 6: by Gillian

Jun 25, 2019 11:35AM

Michelle wrote: "Thank you for the friend request, Gillian, I'm honored. The Good Sister was such a great read and I'm eager to get my hands on all of your other books now. (the scene when Scott took Martha to his ..."

And I’m so honoured to be your friend, Michelle! I loved your review. Thank you so much. If you could put it on amazon.com top that would be SO great!

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message 5: by Michelle

Jun 25, 2019 10:18AM

Thank you for the friend request, Gillian, I'm honored. The Good Sister was such a great read and I'm eager to get my hands on all of your other books now. (the scene when Scott took Martha to his gardening land and she saw the trees he planted...I choked up at my desk hoping no one was around to witness, ha!)

Enjoy your day! 💗

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message 4: by Gillian

Feb 19, 2017 05:21AM

Mike wrote: "Thanks for the friend invite, Gillian. Congratulations on your book. I've been enjoying the reviews that I've seen for it. Happy reading & writing!!"

Thanks so much! :)

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message 3: by Mike

Feb 15, 2017 12:35PM