{"id":79024,"date":"2025-01-30T09:29:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T09:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/?p=79024"},"modified":"2025-01-30T09:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T09:30:42","slug":"famous-last-words-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/famous-last-words-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK Through the Eyes of a Crime Writer: An Interview with Gillian McAllister"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"79024\" class=\"elementor elementor-79024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe4fdb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe4fdb1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d227ac4\" data-id=\"d227ac4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b8f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18b8f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We might be biased, but we think the UK is awe-inspiring! Don&#8217;t just take our word for it; this beautiful island inspires everyone from holidaymakers to crime writers, including New York Times bestselling author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/authors\/128742\/gillian-mcallister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gillian McAllister<\/a>.<\/p><p>Here at Sykes, we believe everyone deserves a peaceful retreat and an opportunity to escape the everyday; whether that&#8217;s with an unforgettable holiday or in the pages of a thrilling new book.<\/p><p>To celebrate this and the release of Gillian McAllister&#8217;s new book, Famous Last Words, Sykes has teamed up with Penguin Random House to offer the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/articles\/2025\/01\/win-a-sykes-holiday-cottages-voucher-with-famous-last-words-by-gillian-mcallister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>chance to win a \u00a3500 Sykes Holiday Cottages gift voucher<\/strong><\/a> and to learn more about Famous Last Words.<\/p><p><em><strong>Read on to learn how you can enter and what the pages of Famous Last Words contain&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796624b elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"796624b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fdcdc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fdcdc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Skip Ahead To:<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#famouslastwords\">Famous Last Words Synopsis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#questions\">Q+A with Gillian McAllister<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#competition\"><strong>Competition<\/strong>: Win a \u00a3500 Sykes Holiday Cottages voucher!<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507ed4e elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"507ed4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf1c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0cf1c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"famouslastwords\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762b190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"762b190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Famous Last Words: Gillian McAllister<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5b85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df5b85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Famous-Last-Words-Banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80044\" alt=\"Famous Last Words cover\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f78a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46f78a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s Camilla&#8217;s first day back at work, her daughter&#8217;s first day at nursery. But husband Luke is nowhere to be seen. The only trace of him is an unfinished note.<\/p><p>Camilla tries to put it out of her mind; there must be a rational explanation. At work, there are welcomes back and too many distractions.<\/p><p>Then it starts.<\/p><p>Breaking news; there&#8217;s a hostage situation developing in London. The police arrive; Luke is caught up in it.\u00a0<\/p><p>But he isn&#8217;t a hostage. Luke &#8211; dotting father, successful writer, enthusiastic runner and eternal optimist &#8211; is the gunman.<\/p><p>What Camilla does next is crucial. Because only she knows what the note he left behind says, and the clues it might hold&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f004e4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8f004e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Famous-Last-Words-edge-your-seat\/dp\/0241648033\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=264XEB2JN02NM&#038;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oEnvgHezEo8m8Frn3L_m042w51oXg4LJNF2CFjlM4KjFAVUqD4-XqGO0zAKVNrXyo5ClTvotwfblyQUCQGk-RfIX0C9s4zkaiU4_G5UkkNF1TXT4WcAr0jszW1eDK1GFbwFpKWXYrSbS6uE0ISkZxXEuQP3XWRmgE53AtQ2atmk339XXx4Daw490R97Z9u9-aCu9zTpXkTi8zKWGbftRdIRrP7MmDZes_JZGCLRvik4.UsRvHPVNdTGmr4zTkk1x-gXeKdUUlIpzQ9fhGp_XU4k&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;keywords=famous+last+words&#038;nsdOptOutParam=true&#038;qid=1732203223&#038;sprefix=famous+last+word%2Caps%2C150&#038;sr=8-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Grab  your own copy of Famous Last Words!<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d7ff92 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7d7ff92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1312a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1312a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"questions\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36258a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36258a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q+A with Gillian McAllister<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbab4e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbab4e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cffec37\" data-id=\"cffec37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2809a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2809a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gillian-McAllister-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80045\" alt=\"Gillian McAllister&#039;s Headshot\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd4fa74\" data-id=\"dd4fa74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bf617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65bf617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Can you tell us how the location in your new book contributes to the atmosphere and mystery of the plot?<\/strong><\/p><p>Definitely &#8211; I had in mind that this book began with a big breaking news story, and I always wanted that to be in Central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottages-near-london.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a>, in all its bold and newsworthy glory. Some of my novels are more remote, and some are more city-ish, and I love the different vibes of diving into each of them.<\/p><p><strong>Are there any specific places in the UK that helped shape the settings or mood in this novel or your previous works?<\/strong><\/p><p>Famous Last Words is set almost entirely in London, though there are two scenes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/dungeness-holiday-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dungeness<\/a>. I love the eeriness of that seascape, the futuristic power plant and the harsh dry environment. My previous novel, Just Another Missing Person, is set in a little beach-side house in Portishead that collects sand its windowsills, and I loved that one too.<\/p><p><strong>The UK is known for its countryside, coastlines and cityscapes &#8211; do you have a favourite type of setting to use in your novels?<\/strong><\/p><p>Variety is everything for me! I&#8217;ve never used the exact same setting twice. I&#8217;m particularly interested in people&#8217;s houses; they make up our every day, and I always try to make them interesting.<\/p><p><strong>Which UK cities or towns do you think would make perfect settings for a future crime novel and why?<\/strong><\/p><p>I&#8217;m brewing up a novel idea at the moment, and I&#8217;m thinking of a very remote setting! The isolated island is very in fashion in crime fiction right now, and I can see why.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Many of your books feature suburban or small-town settings. How do you think the isolation or close-knit nature of smaller UK communities impacts your writing?<\/strong><\/p><p>I think people are naturally curious about who they&#8217;re spending their time with, especially unintentionally; their colleagues, their neighbours, people they pass by on the street&#8230; I&#8217;m always drawn to these stories that exist right on the edge of where we&#8217;re comfortable.<\/p><p><strong>How much research do you do into the locations you write about?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>I mostly just visit, and try to talk to locals. I often make friends with someone from there and email them constantly throughout the year that I&#8217;m writing. But really just breathing in the air, seeing the sights and smells, the things they do differently from where I live; that&#8217;s the stuff that makes it into the book.<\/p><p><strong>Do you have any favourite UK locations that you like to visit for relaxation or inspiration?<\/strong><\/p><p>I honeymooned in Dungeness, so it will always have a special place in my heart!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d0d54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"86d0d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307866e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"307866e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"competition\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608aa8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"608aa8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Competition: Win a \u00a3500 Sykes Holiday Cottages Voucher<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b27fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b27fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Escape the everyday with Sykes Holiday Cottages and Gillian McAllister&#8217;s Famous Last Words!<\/p><p>Camilla&#8217;s world is thrown into chaos when her husband, Luke, disappears. Here at Sykes, we believe everyone deserves a peaceful retreat, an opportunity to escape the pressures of everyday life and rediscover tranquillity, whether along serene coastlines or in the heart of the countryside.<\/p><p>Immerse yourself in a new kind of escape and enjoy this thrilling read in a cosy holiday cottage by entering our competition to win a \u00a3500 Sykes Holiday Cottages voucher!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b446f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0b446f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/articles\/2025\/01\/win-a-sykes-holiday-cottages-voucher-with-famous-last-words-by-gillian-mcallister\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Famous-Last-Words-Comp-Asset.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80911\" alt=\"Win \u00a3500 Sykes Holiday Cottage voucher - Famous Last Words\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ec9bd elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"25ec9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/articles\/2025\/01\/win-a-sykes-holiday-cottages-voucher-with-famous-last-words-by-gillian-mcallister\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Enter here for the chance to win! >> <\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b95c3c elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b95c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c9f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3c9f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If Gillian&#8217;s new book has inspired you to explore the UK, there a plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK cottages<\/a> to pick from. Be sure to pick up Famous Last Words, the perfect holiday read!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sykes Holiday Cottages have teamed up with Penguin to offer the chance to win a \u00a3500 Sykes voucher. 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