Famous Last Words
Famous Last WordsGillian McAllister
Characters in Famous Last Words
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Camilla Deschamps
New mother whose husband vanishes and is named as the gunman in a London hostage siege; she is drawn into decoding his last message.
Supporting characters
Niall Thompson
London police hostage negotiator on the siege who asks Camilla for help and later works the case alongside her.
Luke Deschamps
Camilla's husband, a ghostwriter and doting father, who disappears leaving a cryptic note before the police name him as the hostage-taker.
Polly Deschamps
Camilla and Luke's infant daughter, whose care frames Camilla's return to work and her life after the siege.
Charlie (Famous Last Words)
Camilla's new semi-boyfriend, who supports her as she tries to move on while still searching for answers about Luke.