Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.
Outside the island there is 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…
Title : The Last Murder at the End of the World
Author : Stuart Turton
Format : eARC
Page Count : 400
Genre : mystery / thriller
Publisher : HarperCollins
Release Date : May 21, 2024
Reviewer : Hollis
Rating : ★ ★
Hollis' 2 star review
I'm going to keep this short and sweet because the be all end all of the whole experience, I'm sorry to say, is that this is another case where the best part of this book is the synopsis. Because the reality of this was nothing like what I expected and I disliked the characters and events and the telling of it. I was bored the entire time and I crawled my way through this for probably two-ish weeks.
It's got a really pretty cover though.
That's it, that's the review.
** I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher (thank you!) in exchange for an honest review. **
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