Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A different kind of time travel?

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

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CBR17 Bingo: “White” – for the white writing on the cover When I finish an audiobook now, I usually go straight to my library catalog to find my next one. I’ve gotten into the habit of searching for audiobooks that are available now–sorting by popularity. I still have to sift through some series and genre books, but it usually points me in the right direction. And that is how I found Wrong Place Wrong Time (2022) by Gillian McAllister. I was hoping this novel would keep my […]

A Brisk Thriller

Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister

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I enjoyed ElCicco’s review of Gillian McAllister’s Famous Last Words and promptly put it on my TBR list. Camille is a book editor with a husband, Luke, and a new daughter Polly. On her first day back at work after maternity leave, she is contacted by police: her husband has taken three people hostage at a nearby warehouse. Needless to say, Camille is deeply shocked. She is even more shaken when her husband kills two of the hostages and then disappears. The hostage negotiator on […]

A Thrill Ride From Start to Finish

Famous Last Words: A Novel by Gillian McAllister

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Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister is a suspenseful, thriller/mystery that had me hooked from page one. I hated to put it down and finished it within two days. I had heard about it from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s substack, a great place to go for book, TV, and movie recommendations. This story involves hostages, murder and the joy of reading, and involves very interesting main characters who struggle with the aftermath of a traumatic event. Camilla is a book editor who loves her job. There’s nothing […]



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