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    The Last Murder at the End of the World: A Novel
    The Last Murder at the End of the World: A Novel
    The Last Murder at the End of the World: A Novel
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Last Murder at the End of the World: A Novel

    Written by Stuart Turton

    Narrated by James Cameron Stewart

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    About this audiobook

    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 ninety-two 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.

    Editor's Note

    Unique spin…

    As with his bestseller “The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle,” Turton puts a unique spin on a whodunnit in “The Last Murder at the End of the World.” In a post-apocalyptic future where deadly fog has wiped out the rest of the planet, one group survives on an island protected by security technology. But then their assumed safety is disrupted by a shocking murder.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 21, 2024
    ISBN9798855506761
    The Last Murder at the End of the World: A Novel
    Author

    Stuart Turton

    STUART TURTON is a freelance journalist who lives in West London with his wife. Stuart is not to be trusted—in the nicest possible way. The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is his first novel.

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    • 4/5
      An interesting story, and I certainly did not guess the ending. I found the narration very distracting.
    • 3/5
      I love murder mysteries and I enjoy the occasional dystopian novel, so I had high hopes for this book. And while I liked it, I didn't love it - but I suspect that might've been a matter of "it's not the book, it's me". The premise was fascinating, a dystopian world where a small group of survivors are living on an island. They live what seems to be an idyllic day-to-day life. But as events unfold, cracks begin to appear in their happy, back-to-basics world. There's a crack in their security system. And then one of the elder leaders is murdered right when her knowledge is needed to get the security system back up and running. And there are mysteries beyond the murder - what is the mysterious fog that rolls in and kills anyone is in its path? Their security system is the only thing that keeps it at bay - can they solve the murder in time to keep that fog from rolling in over their island and killing them all?
      There are a lot of characters, and at times I had trouble remembering the connections between those characters. I might have benefited from reading the first couple of chapters vs listening. More importantly, occasionally stuff in life keeps me from engaging fully with a book, and thinking back, I strongly suspect that was the case here. I may go back and listen again sometime - because I suspect I'd enjoy it a lot more when my brain wasn't overly engaged with that pesky real-life stuff. I did enjoy the audio version (despite my distracted brain) - James Cameron Stewart's narration was excellent. So if you're intrigued by the premise, as I was, I highly recommend taking my review with a grain of salt and trying it for yourself.
      Thanks to Netgalley and Tantor Audio for providing a digital copy for an unbiased review.