Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.
Outside the island there is nothing: 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...
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'Is there no other way' asks a horrified Niema Mandrapilias, speaking out loud in an empty room.
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(Raven Books, 28 March 2024, e-galley, 320 pages, copy from the publisher via NetGalley)
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I'm a fan of the author and loved The Last Murder at the End of the World. What I enjoy about the author's work is his originality. His books are all very different and you never know what to expect. I love it when an author takes me by surprise. This book is exactly what I've come to expect - original, starling, engrossing and full of surprises. I read a lot of dystopian / end-of-the-world novels. It's one of my go-to genre's. The Last Murder at the End of the World offers something a little bit different, in a good way. The plot is original and inventive. I loved this book and would recommend it.
