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Mystery · 2024 · PG-13

The Last Murder at the End of the World

by Stuart Turton

One hundred and twenty-two survivors. One island. One murder that will end the world.

"A gripping tale that reads like a Sherlock Holmes novel set in a broken future...Turton is an exciting writer with a knack for strange tales that push the envelope, and this strange story of murder, survival, and the importance of memory might be his best work yet." —Gabino Iglesias for NPR From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water comes an inventive, high-concept murder mystery: an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, and an audacious solution. Solve the murder to save what's left of the world. Outside the island there is no

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Violence

Some

A murder and its investigation; some violence in the revelation; apocalyptic stakes

Language

Barely any

Clean language; puzzle-mystery prose

Sexual Content

Barely any

No sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

None

Emotional Intensity

A lot

The existential weight of solving a mystery when the fate of humanity is the consequence of failure

What this book is about

The last human survivors live on an island protected by a fog that kills everything beyond its border—maintained by the three scientists who created it. When one of the scientists is murdered, the fog begins to thin, and the killer must be found before humanity runs out of time. Stuart Turton's sci-fi mystery is a locked-room puzzle with apocalyptic stakes.

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