This story was fascinating to me. I loved learning about the characters and how they contributed to their society and it was an on the edge of your seat thriller that had me hooked when the murder happened! It ended very nicely with all loose ends tied up and I can’t wait to read his other titles.

One of my favorite reads of 2024. I found this sci-fi/mystery to be so unexpected! The descriptions suggest a more traditional mystery, but the science fiction elements are what I found most interesting. I highly enjoyed it, but when I recommended to folks who enjoy science fiction, they didn't like it as much as I did.

I LOVED 7 1/2 Deaths, so when I saw this book pop-up I was so excited. I first tried the audiobook and could not get into it. It did take me a while to get into this book, but I am glad I stuck to it, because it ended up being very good! I think it was just a time and place thing for me. Stuart Turton is still one of my favorite authors!

The last bastion of humanity live on a utopic island where there has just been a murder for the first time. Failsafes have engaged which will kill all inhabitants unless the murderer can be found.

This was a masterpiece I could not put down. Do yourself a favor and read it. Stuart Turton is a gifted genius. What a cool brain. The AI governing the island is both the narrator and a character. Executed so well. My brain was crawling because I knew I had all the information I needed to solve it myself if I could just focus hard enough. I had to know what happened next; this book was unputdownable. I can't wait to see what Turton writes next.

I enjoyed Stuart Turton's "The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle", and looked forward to another blend of reality and science fiction.

"The Last Murder at the End of the World" is very different. There is very little grounding in reality in it. A village at the end of the world, centered around a science lab that holds the secrets of the world's end, and possibly its future? A voice that represents the collective mind of the villagers who remain. A small group of elders who are trusted with all that remain of the memory of the world before it ended. But nothing about this situation can be trusted.

Emory is a sceptic in a world of believers. She doesn't have any particular skills to lend to the community, but when a cataclysm rocks the village, her questions may be the answers.

I'm not a fan of climate apocalypse stories. I had to continually remind myself to suspend belief and re-immerse myself in the world of the village. I suspect this book will appeal much more to fans of the genre.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

In this dystopian world, trying to figure out a murder. While also running from the fog. I enjoyed this for the most part. It is heavy on the world building. I felt lost for some of it. So many characters. It was a 2.5 star for me but I rounded it up since most platforms do not allow for partial stars.

I received an advanced copy of The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton from the publisher Sourcebook Landmark via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

What It’s About: There is an island that is the last place on earth. It is idyllic, has one hundred and twenty-two villagers and three scientists living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm, and feast and obey their curfew. Until one day, one of their beloved scientists is brutally murdered. The murder has triggered a lowering of the island security system around the island that keeps the dangerous fog at bay, if the murder is not solved in 107 hours, the fog will take over the island and kill everyone on it.

My Thoughts: I do not normally love mysteries and maybe starting this on a walk, helped but I was entirely captivated. This book is unputdownable and I needed to know what happened! This book includes an artificial intelligence that narrates the whole novel and is the perfect unreliable because the system is there to assure utopia, so how much can you trust the narrator? This mystery has lots of elements! One storyline I liked was the mother and daughter who had been previously estranged and are bought together to solve the murder. I truly enjoyed both these characters and found them both quite likeable. This set up is truly intriguing and a giant puzzle. Very well done.

Who Should Read It: If you like dystopian books and closed room murder mysteries, this book is for you.

Summary: A scientist who helped stop the end of the world is murdered and unless her murder can be solved, the world will end.

Stuart is very good at creating a mystery in a fantastical world. A person is murdered but you’re too busy questioning everything about this world to properly figure out the killer. Our narrator is an all seeing AI implanted in everyone’s mind who doesn’t hide from reader that they are lying to characters about events. This method let’s see the POV of other characters while also furthering the mystery why the AI is lying.

This review is based on an advanced reader copy for an honest review.

Atmospheric and compelling, Turton's Last Murder is a fantastic read. I wish there was a little but more history of the murder solving trio, but it did not take away from the story.

I received an advanced copy of this book, all opinions are my own.

My opinion regarding Stuart Turton's previous novels have been mixed. While I loved "The 7 1/2 Death's of Evelyn Hardcastle", "The Devil and the Dark Water" fell flat for me. I wasn't sure what to expect with this third one - but I was ecstatic when I was approved for it on NetGalley as I was hoping for the best.

In The Last Murder at the End of the World, Stuart Turton depicts the very last human settlement on Earth, a Greek island engulfed by an ever-present and insurmountable wall of fog, and the murder of one of the settlement's elders. (In my head, I kept imagining Stephen King's "The Mist" as the inhabitants believe they will die if they enter the fog)

While the premise is undoubtedly ambitious, combining facets of dystopian science fiction with an elaborate whodunit approach, the result did not hit the way the way that I was hoping for. I felt that all the elements were there, but the sheer amount of characters often left me confused and distracted - especially with the perspective switches which occurred between Abi, in the first person, and the villagers, in the third. This left me in a severe mental battle with the novel. I didn't necessarily "DNF" this one, but whenever I took a break from reading, I was highly unmotivated to pick this one back up. It wasn't until I was able to get the audiobook off Libby, that I forced myself to finally finish the novel as I wanted to know what the big twist at the end would be, and provide a fair rating.

Ultimately, this novel was better than "The Devil and the Dark Water", which is how I settled on a 3 star rating. Chris Bissette, another GoodRead's account, called Turton the "M Night Shyamalan of fiction" and as an M Night Shyamalan fan, I could not agree more. I'll keep reading Turton's novels as they come out because Turton was the author that wrote them (similar to why I keep watching M Night Shyamalan films because their M Night Shyamalan films); but I fear the big twist in their subsequent work may never meet the expectations as the work that put them on the map.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark, and Stuart Turton for an advanced reader copy of "The Last Murder at the End of the World."

The story takes place on a remote Greek Island 90 years after the world ended. 3 scientists live here, on the last place unaffected by the fog, with the villagers that have been born on the Island since the end of days. When one of the scientists is murdered the defenses put in place to defend the Island begin to fail. What's worse, everyone's memories are missing from the night of the murder.

I was really excited to read this after reading and loving The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, but this was a bit of a miss for me. I had some trouble following the narrative as there were a lot of characters including an AI in their heads who all spoke simultaneously. The discovery of the villagers origins kind of lost me too.

I did appreciate the murder mystery nature of trying to determine what happened to the scientist and the reveal at the end, but I think I would've liked to think back and see the "twist" coming, there didn't seem to be many hints dropped about what was going to happen with the fog.

I admittedly wasn't sure what to expect going into this book and I think that is a good thing. Even though the title includes "end of the world" I am hit and miss with anything apocalyptic. However, this felt more extended family mystery style with a curious detachment included. I would recommend this to anyone who says they like "unusual books".

The sci-fi dystopian elements are great, but the mystery elements fall flat. I think a big reason for that is the perspective. I was going to give this book 3 stars, but as I think about it more, it has dropped to 2 stars. Mostly this is because of the large amount of plot holes, and people's motives not matching their actions. This book just was not for me, it just didn't keep my attention and I was not really into it I just finished it because I do not like to DNF books I try my hardest to finish them.

I had no idea what I was reading until I was about a 1/3 of the way in. There were a lot of characters and didn’t really understand the premise of this novel. I thought I was reading a thriller, but it’s more sci-fi which isn’t my favorite genre. Basically, a fog destroys the world and a bunch of scientists bunkered down on an island and a few were considered “elders” to help the rest of the village. A murder of one of the elders has brought the village to the brink of apocalypse. This book is weird, and although I didn’t enjoy it, if you like this genre and end of world type stories, you might like this.

If you want to save the world, you must solve this murder. That is the reality presented to the main character of Stuart Turton's The Last Murder at the End of the World. 122 villagers and 3 scientists are stuck on an island while a vicious fog covers the rest of the world. When one of those scientists turns up dead, and all villagers have no recollection of what took place the night before, it is up to a certain few villagers to uncover what actually took place and who the murderer is. Only then will enough information be gathered to solve the issue of the impending fog that will kill them all if it reaches the island. They have 107 hours.

I ended up giving this novel 4.5 stars. This was a fascinating story that had me wanting to keep turning the pages. The murder was definitely complex, so it was a little challenging for me to completely get everything, given that I am a busy mom of 2, but it is an enjoyable mystery at its core. This would probably be better served with more concentration than I gave it. But I still enjoyed it!

Stuart Turton's novel " The Last Murder at the End of the World, blends mystery with the scientific world. A small number of people are the last known humans on Earth after a dark fog invades the planet and wipes out most of humanity. The villagers have been protected by several scientists that have created a barrier from the fog. However, one night things go horribly wrong when the main leader is found murdered the next morning. How will the village remain safe from the fog and who killed the beloved leader? I really enjoyed the plot of this story, the characters were well written and the description of the setting of the story were great. The problem I had with the novel was that I felt like there were too many characters coming in and out of the story and at times I found it difficult to be able to be pulled back into the story. Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read this novel for a fair review.

Mysterious, appealing, and suspenseful. Certainly a lot of characters to juggle and keep track of, but I fell under the book's spell. I thought using Abi as a narrator who was present but not was a smart, unusual touch.

Dystopian whodunnit!
If you are familiar with Stuart Turton and The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle then you know his style is quite unique but captivating. This book is no different!
Great premise, mix of characters and plenty of twists to keep you reading. I feel like every book he writes is from a different genre and he hasn’t quite picked one that feels like home.

Thank you, Sourcebooks Landmark, for the gifted copy of The Last Murder at the End of the World.

In 2020, I read and LOVED The Devil and The Dark Water by Stuart Turton, so I was eager to start reading The Last Murder at the End of the World as it had the same vibe that I found in TDW - unconventional characters, unique setting and a lot of intrigues. However, after trying (and failing) to read this one in print, I switched to the audiobook. I promptly made it an hour before having to give up and return to the print copy as I was struggling to keep people's places and things straight.

I tried and tried to get into this book, but there was just something missing. In some way, I think it was a me thing as the concept felt entirely over my head. But then I learned that Turton's writing style is unique, and I've enjoyed it before. Something was lacking in this novel, and it prevented me from finishing it.

Better suited for those looking for a post-apocalyptic setting than a mystery. Would make for an interesting discussion if done as a buddy read or book club. There are some confusing parts that might benefit from deconstruction or a second reading. Unfortunately I wasn't engaged enough to reread and probably missed a significant part of the plot. Will look forward to and read Turton's next novel.