The Last Murder at the End of the World

Author(s): Stuart Turton

Crime Thriller Mystery

Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.


Outside the island there is nothing - the world destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island - it is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony.


The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists.


Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death. And they learn the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island, the only thing that was keeping the fog at bay.


If the murder isn't solved within 92 hours, the fog will smother the island and everyone on it. But the security system has also wiped everyone's memories of exactly what happened the night before, which means that someone on the island is a murderer and they don't even know it.


An ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, an audacious solution. 


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STAFF REVIEW

This is such a fun read: a whodunit on an island with a countdown to the end of the world. I was so sure I had guessed the killer halfway through—arrogant even—for the book to then call me a fool before dragging me by the hand through its thrilling twists and turns. With deeply affecting characters, you'll feel the stress to uncover the truth. Or else the world will end...

—Jordan from Brunswick Street Bookstore

General Fields

  • : 9781526634917
  • : Bloomsbury
  • : Raven Books
  • : 01 April 2024
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  • : books

Special Fields

  • : FA
  • : 352
  • : English
  • : Paperback
  • : Stuart Turton