Book: The Last Murder At The End of the World
Author: Stuart Turton
Pages: 368
This is my 174th read for the year
What Amazon Says:
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 vilagers are content to fish, farm, and feast, to ovey 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 onlything that was keeping the fog at bay. If the murder isn't solved within 107 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.
Good read. I love apocolytic fiction, and this one did not disappoint. I did not see the twist coming. There were great characters - but I would say the down side was there were so many of them. The story moved along pretty well, however at points it felt that they were just stringing out the story to add more pages. Overall, I enjoyed the story enough and the idea they came up with that it outpaced the challenges.
Stars: 3.5
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