The world and all the people in it are gone. With the exception of some scientists, who saw what was coming, and some people who for some reason can only live for 60 years. Niema,Hephaestus,and Thea are the only remaining scientists. They are the only ones who know what the world away from this island has become. They are also the keepers of so many secrets!
But then the unthinkable happens. One of the scientists is murdered, and the villagers have a very short window to figure out whodunnit. If they can’t, the black fog that has killed everyone on earth will penetrate the island’s defenses, and the last remaining humans will perish.
Thea entrusts Emory to figure out what happened. Since everyone’s memories from the night of the Murder have been wiped, it will not be an easy task. But Emory has always been different than the other villagers. Questioning everything but getting very few answers. Her tenacity is humanities only hope, and she uses every skill she possesses to find the murderer.
A very good story that kept me guessing, and learning more about what happened to the world and this island’s secrets. Some of them surprised me, and some of them made me despise the choices humans are willing to make. So many layers to all the lies and the truth, well, let’s just say it was not at all what I imagined. Emory was such a great character, and I was cheering her on to figure everything out before the fog killed everyone.
The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is still my favorite Stuart Turton book, but this takes the number two spot.

Wow! This book had so many twists and turns, I am stunned!
I am so pleased to have received an ARC of this book.
The book started slowly, and I wracked my brain trying to understand what was happening. Having the book be narrated by an AI was a new experience, but one I loved.

I highly recommend this book if you like books you cannot put down, and books that are thoroughly unique.

I especially enjoyed all the twist, and the whodunnit storyline. I was constantly trying to figure it out myself, and I utterly failed. Seriously, I am still shocked by the ending. This book is a 10/10 in my book.

The unique setting of “The Last Murder at the End of the World” - an island community apparently carrying the very last remnants of humanity after a horrible fog has destroyed all other life on the planet - instantly piqued my curiosity upon introduction, and with every little bit that I learned about this odd bit of land and the odd little society living upon it, I only found myself with even more questions. By the time that the actual murders occurred, I was already deeply drawn in, and things only grew even wilder from there at quite the clip.

I managed to devour the book within the span of one weekend. Stuart Turton once again provides another fantastical whodunnit that is as thrillingly fast-paced as it is wonderfully and weirdly inventive. It’s mystery reading at some of it’s more fantastical and just plain fun.

Stuart Turton is able to capture a moment and relay all the feelings that come with it. There is something extremely different about his books, something very other about them. They make you a little uncomfortable as you journey with the characters trying to solve whatever is put in front of you.

The way he plays with the idea of right and wrong in the book is enough to suck you in but it’s the attachment to the characters as the book goes on that keeps you reading.

To me it’s not the plot of the book that kept me engaged, even though it was incredibly well-paced and thoughtful, but it was the sense of the answer just being one more page away.

If you like locked room mysteries, amazing writing, and plot twists this is a must read.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this book.