Gillian McAllister

Gillian McAllister (born 28 February 1985) is a British Sunday Times bestselling author, known for five novels: debut novel[1] Everything But The Truth (2017), which reached number 6 on the Sunday Times Bestseller lists and deals with themes of trust in relationships. McAllister’s subsequent novels have all been bestsellers, including 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, and her most recent, How To Disappear, which reached number 8 on the Sunday Times bestseller 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time throughout adulthood, often writing in the evenings and commutes to and from work.[2] She finished her first full (unpublished) novel while suffering from glandular fever[3] for two years. Her debut published novel, Everything But The Truth, was published by Michael Joseph,[4] an imprint of Penguin Random House UK,.[5] In its first week, Everything But The Truth reached number six in the Sunday Times Bestseller List. Translation rights[6] have been sold to several foreign publishers. Each of her subsequent novels have been top 20 bestsellers, with her fifth, How To Disappear, hitting the top ten.

Bibliography
  • Everything But The Truth (2017) (Gillian McAllister) ISBN 1405928263
  • Anything You Do Say (2017) (Gillian McAllister) ISBN 1405928271
  • No Further Questions (2018) (Gillian McAllister)
  • The Evidence Against You (2019) (Gillian McAllister)
  • How To Disappear (2020) (Gillian McAllister)

References
  1. "The Sunday Times Bestsellers, March 26". The Sunday Times. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "Spotlight: Gillian McAllister". Express and Star. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. Gillian, McAllister. "Starting A Relationship While Bed Bound By Gillian McAllister". Female First. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. Potter, Kerry. "#WorldBookDay: 12 books to read right now (and they're all written by bad ass women) 📚".
  5. "Gillian McAllister". www.penguin.co.uk.
  6. "Gillian McAllister". Darley Anderson. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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