The Last Murder at the End of the World
The Number One Sunday Times bestseller
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- USD 9.99
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'Absolutely unforgettable' READER REVIEW
'Unlike anything I've ever read before' READER REVIEW
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
On a mysterious island where crime does not exist, a seemingly impossible murder has been committed….
Can you join together with a very unlikely amateur detective to solve the Last Murder at the End of the World?
The small group of villagers who live on the tiny island lead simple, but happy lives. There is no world beyond their shores, but they're content with what they have. Only Emory feels frustrated. Unlike everyone else on the island she doesn't yet seem to have a purpose. All she seems to be good at is asking questions.
But then one of the scientists who guides the villagers is found murdered and as there has never been a crime before, there is no detective to call on. There is only Emory and her gift for asking questions. So now Emory must explore every inch of her island – from the cliffs to the jungles, from sandy beaches to the very top of the mountain – to find clues that apparently don't exist.
How can she solve a mystery on an island where no one lies but there's still no way to find the culprit?
'An absolute blast' BENJAMIN STEVENSON
'I loved it' C. J. TUDOR
'Wildly inventive' M. W. CRAVEN
'Believe the hype' ALICE BELL
'Extraordinary' WILL DEAN
Readers love The Last Murder at the End of the World:
'Mind-bending'
'Absolutely loved it'
'Captivating'
'Thrillingly fast-paced'
'New favourite book'
'Another masterpiece'
'Unique'
'Explosive'
'Still shocked by the ending'
'Wonderfully imaginative'
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SEVEN DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE AND THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER
An Observer Thriller of the Month
The Last Murder at the End of the World was No. 1 in the Sunday Times Hardback Fiction chart w/e 30th March 2024
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Turton (The Devil and the Dark Water) continues playing fast and loose with genre boundaries in this dazzling postapocalyptic thriller that blossoms into a race against time whodunit. A small island in the middle of the ocean has become the last refuge against the deadly, insect-filled fog that's been covering the globe for the past 90 years. The 122 villagers who live and work on the island rarely question their regulated way of life, the elder scientists who keep them safe, or the disembodied voice named Abi beamed into their heads to coax them to sleep each night when the curfew bell rings. When the violent death of a teacher named Niema triggers a 12-hour memory wipe on all of the island's residents, plus a fail-safe that will shut down the island's defenses in 38 hours unless her killer is identified, villager Emory, armed with a curiosity nearly all of her peers lack, sets out to investigate. In the process, she unravels distressing secrets about the origins and operations of her supposed paradise. Turton smartly fortifies his themes of freedom and control by utilizing Abi, a manipulative HAL 9000 figure, as a semi-omniscient narrator, and he drops in enough clues for mystery fans to stay half a step ahead of Emory's sleuthing without undercutting the impact of each reveal. This dystopian detective story fires on all cylinders.
