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Gillian Mcallister Biography & Facts

Gillian McAllister (born 28 February 1985) is a British Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author, known for seven novels, some of which have been top ten bestsellers. Her works have been translated into 40 languages. She has been selected for the Reese Witherspoon book club, the Richard and Judy book club, the Radio 2 book club and shortlisted for a national book award. Several of her novels have been optioned for television and film. Her seventh novel, Wrong Place Wrong Time, reached number 4 on the Sunday Times bestseller list and number 2 on the New York Times bestseller list. Her works are: Everything But The Truth (2017), Anything You Do Say (published as The Choice in North America), No Further Questions (published as The Good Sister in North America), The Evidence Against You, How To Disappear, which reached number 8 on the Sunday Times bestseller list, That Night which was a Richard & Judy book club pick, reached number 8 on The Sunday Times bestseller list and number 1 on the Kindle Store and Wrong Place Wrong Time which became an immediate Sunday Times bestseller in hardback reaching position 4. Wrong Place Wrong Time was chosen for the Reese Witherspoon's book club for August 2022. The following week, it reached number 2 on the New York Times bestsellers list. Life and career McAllister was born in Sutton Coldfield and raised in Tamworth. After attending Belgrave High School in Tamworth (now known as Tamworth Enterprise College) and receiving A-Levels, McAllister read English at the University of Birmingham, receiving a 2:1 BA Hons. She then converted to law, studying the GDL and receiving a commendation. McAllister received a distinction in her Legal Practice Course (LPC) from The College of Law, before working as a solicitor in two Birmingham-based legal practises. McAllister wrote fiction in her spare time throughout adulthood, often writing in the evenings and commutes to and from work. She finished her first full (unpublished) novel while suffering from glandular fever for two years. Her debut published novel, Everything But The Truth, was published by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK,. In its first week, Everything But The Truth reached number six in the Sunday Times Bestseller List. Translation rights have been sold to several foreign publishers. Each of her subsequent novels have been top 20 bestsellers, with her fifth and six, How To Disappear and That Night, hitting the top ten. That Night was selected for the Richard and Judy book club and reached number 1 on the Kindle Store. Wrong Place Wrong Time has been sold into 31 foreign territories and became an instant global bestseller. Her next novel, Just Another Missing Person was released in 2023. Bibliography Everything But The Truth (2017)ISBN 1405928263 Anything You Do Say (2017) ISBN 1405928271 No Further Questions (2018) The Evidence Against You (2019) How To Disappear (2020) That Night (2021) Wrong Place Wrong Time (2021) Just Another Missing Person (2023) References External links Author homepage . Discover the Gillian Mcallister popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Gillian Mcallister books.

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  • Her Last Summer synopsis, comments

    Her Last Summer

    Emily Freud

    'A breathless thriller with a high stakes plot' LUCY CLARKENo body. No crime?Twenty years ago, Mari vanished while backpacking through Thailand with her boyfriend, Luke. He was acc...

  • The Woman on the Bridge synopsis, comments

    The Woman on the Bridge

    Holly Seddon

    'Strangers On A Train meets The Pact in this high concept thriller: daring, dramatic and totally original, I loved it.' Gillian McAllisterHow far would you go to save a perfect str...

  • Care For Me synopsis, comments

    Care For Me

    Farah Cook

    When Amira takes her mother Afrah to Ravenswood Lodge Care Home, she thinks they will both be safe. But the past is just around the corner . . . Amira is struggling to look after ...

  • Every Smile You Fake synopsis, comments

    Every Smile You Fake

    Dorothy Koomson

    'Master of the jawdropping twist' S MAGAZINE'An edgeofyourseat thriller that'll keep you guessing right until the end, get this to the top of your reading pile' HEATPlease take car...

  • Darkest Truth synopsis, comments

    Darkest Truth

    Catherine Kirwan

    Recommended by Graham Norton on The Graham Norton ShowHe'll do anything to protect his secrets. She'll stop at nothing to expose the truth.It only takes one person to break the sil...

  • Innocent synopsis, comments

    Innocent

    Erin Kinsley

    A MURDER TEARS A TOWN APART. BUT WHO IS THE KILLER?'Brilliant, compelling, heartwrenching writing.' PETER JAMES'Full of twists and turns...this is a gripping and compelling read yo...

  • Tell Me Your Secret synopsis, comments

    Tell Me Your Secret

    Dorothy Koomson

    'A gripping and pacy thriller with a clever, twisty plot' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Full of twists and Koomson's trademark heart and compassion' HEATPieta has a secret.Ten years ago, Pieta s...

  • Missing synopsis, comments

    Missing

    Erin Kinsley

    THEIR MOTHER DISAPPEARED. CAN TWO SISTERS UNCOVER WHY? 'This may be the perfect staycation read' THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH'Brilliant, compelling, heartwrenching writing' PET...

  • The Christmas Killer synopsis, comments

    The Christmas Killer

    Jim Gallows

    As Christmas approaches a terrifying killer must be stopped . . .As the snow starts to fall, the mutilated body of a young woman is discovered on a construction site. Then the demo...

  • Spiral synopsis, comments

    Spiral

    Cameron Ward

    PREORDER THE HIGH CONCEPT, PULSEPOUNDING NEW THRILLER FROM CAMERON WARD, PERFECT FOR FANS OF CLARE MACKINTOSH'S HOSTAGE AND GILLIAN MCALLISTER'S WRONG PLACE WRONG TIMEYou're on a r...

  • The Wrong Child synopsis, comments

    The Wrong Child

    Barry Gornell

    How far would you go to protect your child?When tragedy strikes in a small Scottish village, everyone in the community is affected.Most people believe one child is to blame for wha...

  • My Other Husband synopsis, comments

    My Other Husband

    Dorothy Koomson

    'Unputdownable' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'Utter compulsive' KIA ABDULLAH'Master of the jawdropping twist' S MAGAZINEAll is not as it seems in the latest gripping thriller from the Queen of Th...

  • Falling Suns synopsis, comments

    Falling Suns

    J. A. Corrigan

    'An outstanding first novel, dark, disturbing and unputdownable' 5 review'Absolutely compelling' 5 review'Completely engrossing and I couldn't wait to get back to read another page...

  • The Choice synopsis, comments

    The Choice

    Gillian McAllister

    From the author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick Wrong Place, Wrong Time and Just Another Missing Person comes a captivating, ingenious novel about a woman who must mak...

  • Stalker synopsis, comments

    Stalker

    Lisa Stone

    Someone is always watching… Derek Flint is a loner. He lives with his mother and spends hisevenings watching his clients on the CCTV cameras he has installed inside their home...

  • The Due Date synopsis, comments

    The Due Date

    Niki Mackay

    'Left me chilled to the core' Harriet TyceYou shared everything for nine months. But you don't know her at all.When Ali meets Rebecca, she feels an instant connection. Both pregnan...

  • Degrees of Guilt synopsis, comments

    Degrees of Guilt

    HS Chandler & Helen Fields

    'A compelling legal thriller I loved it' Katerina Diamond, Sunday Times bestseller'Timely, angerinducing and very powerful it's excellent' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood OrangeWhe...

  • In Her Place synopsis, comments

    In Her Place

    Edel Coffey

    From the #1 bestselling author of Breaking Point and winner of Crime Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards.'Nonstop pace, a stellar example of dilemmanoir. Clever, fre...

  • Homecoming synopsis, comments

    Homecoming

    Isabel Ashdown

    'Dark, insidious, unsettling, fabulous' Sharon Bolton 'Couldn't stop reading this compelling novel of scandals and affairs at the heart of seemingly idyllic seaside community. Grea...

  • Someone You Know synopsis, comments

    Someone You Know

    Erin Kinsley

    SOMEONE KILLED YOUR DAUGHTER.SOMEONE YOU KNOW... SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH, from the bestselling author of FOUND'The unravelling of a family are brilliantly portrayed in...

  • When I Lost You synopsis, comments

    When I Lost You

    Merilyn Davies

    Former Crime Analyst Merilyn Davies brings to life a gritty, heartstopping crime thriller that will have you utterly obsessed.'Assured, fresh, engrossing' MEL SHERRATT'Taut, authen...

  • The Hit List synopsis, comments

    The Hit List

    Holly Seddon

    What would you do if you found your own name on a hit list? Seddon addresses this terrifying question in an explosive novel. One of the most exciting, brave and clever books I have...

  • The Darkness Within synopsis, comments

    The Darkness Within

    Lisa Stone

    ‘The Darkness Within hooked me from the start. Once you start you won't be able to stop!’ Katerina Diamond, No.1 bestselling author of The TeacherA gripping new thriller debut that...

  • Found synopsis, comments

    Found

    Erin Kinsley

    A MISSING CHILD RETURNS. BUT WHO TOOK HIM? BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB CHOICE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB PICK 'Brilliant, utterly compelling, heartwrenching...I was gripped and loved it.'...

  • The First Lie synopsis, comments

    The First Lie

    A. J. Park

    The most gripping psychological thriller you'll read this year perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Mark Edwards, Claire McGowan, TM Logan and KL Slater...'This is a real page turner....

  • What Lies Buried synopsis, comments

    What Lies Buried

    Margaret Kirk

    'Shadow Man is a harrowing and horrific game of consequences' Val McDermid THE BRILLIANTLY COMPELLING SECOND NOVEL IN THE DI LUKAS MAHLER SERIESA missing child. A seventyyearold mu...

  • I Know What I Saw synopsis, comments

    I Know What I Saw

    S K Sharp

    She remembers everything.She understands nothing.Only a handful of people in the world have a truly perfect memory. Nicola is one of them. It's more of a curse than a blessing eve...

  • The Chosen Ones synopsis, comments

    The Chosen Ones

    Howard Linskey

    Eva Dunbar wakes in a large metal box. She has no idea who has taken her. She has no way out. She isn't the first young woman to disappear. And with no leads Detective Ian Brads...

  • Dangerous Secrets synopsis, comments

    Dangerous Secrets

    Chrissie Loveday

    Julia Renton returns from a trip to Kenya to discover her mother is dead – evidently having committed suicide. Her brother Ryan is equally devastated and the pair rushes to th...

  • Obsessed synopsis, comments

    Obsessed

    Liza North

    Laura has a husband, children, a home in a city she loves. She thinks she can be happy, despite her past.If they only knew my secret.Until someone walks back into her life who she ...

  • The Florist synopsis, comments

    The Florist

    C. L. Pattison

    'Now this is my kind of thriller! The twists were jaw dropping . . . had me flying through the pages . . . A must read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader reviewTO PROTECT HER SECRETS, SHE MUST EXPO...

  • The Good Sister synopsis, comments

    The Good Sister

    Gillian McAllister

    From the author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick Wrong Place, Wrong Time and Just Another Missing Person comes an electrifying novel about the unyielding bond between two si...