Famous Last Words, Macallister - B+

       On a sunny London summer morning, Cam wakes up to a note from her husband Luke saying "It's been so lovely with you both." She takes Polly to daycare and returns to the office after a nine month maternity leave. A few hours later, police arrive and tell her Luke has taken three hostages in a nearby warehouse. The  negotiator, Niall, observes that although Luke is holding a gun on three people, he looks terrified. When Niall approaches with coffee, he hears Luke sobbing. A little bit later, Luke releases the owner of the building, shoots the two hostages, neither of whom are ever identified, and escapes via a freight elevator. Luke disappears.

      Seven years later, Cam files the paperwork to have him declared dead. She cannot get over him as there are simply too many unanswered questions for her to move on. A woman stops her on the street and tells Cam that she had been married to one of the hostages, but had been told to never say anything. They plan to meet but the mysterious lady never shows up. 

       Niall has let the failed hostage negotiation haunt him for seven years and continues to investigate the case. He follows a lead, talks to a man who knew Luke, but he too was terrified about talking. He tells Niall that Luke had hired him for protection. Why does an author married to a literary agent need protection? Niall concludes the two hostages were actually hitmen hired to kill Luke.

     When Cam reads that the woman she was supposed to meet has been murdered, she knows there is serious danger lurking, and that someone is watching her. Niall sorts it all out about the same time Cam begins to see the big picture, and the whole story is drawn to a conclusion. The brilliance of this book is the building up of tension throughout, as you know, just know, that there's way more lurking under the surface. A fun, recommended, summer read.