The Last Murder at the End of the World

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From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water comes an inventive, high-concept murder mystery: an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, and an audacious solution.

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

Outside the island there is nothing: the world was destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched.

On the island: it is idyllic. One hundred and twenty-two villagers and three 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 then they learn that 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 107 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.

And the clock is ticking.

Author: Stuart Turton
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Published: 05/21/2024
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781728254654


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2023 pg. 5
Booklist 03/01/2024 pg. 26
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2024
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2024
Library Journal 04/01/2024 pg. 76