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Start giftingThe Last Murder at the End of the World
A Novel
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James Cameron Stewart
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“A murderous black fog has wiped out all of humanity except for the inhabitants of an island off the coast of Greece. The village was established 90 years ago by scientists who were trying to devise a way to destroy the fog. There are three scientists - Thea, Niema and Niema's son Hephaestus living above ground, and 149 other humans below ground on the island. Thea, Niema and Hephaestus did not want to be in-statis and wanted to keep researching ways to kill the fog...When Niema is murdered, the sophisticated barrier keeping the fog away from the island is no longer in place. If her murder is not solved in 91 hours, then the fog will take over the island...The narrator is an omniscient A.I. named Abi a telepathic being who occupies everyone's minds. This is a mash up of various genres - dystopia, science fiction, mystery and thriller. It showcases the imperfections and cruelty of humanity and the danger inherent in power and control. I found the book to be compelling with a creative and intriguing plot that kept me turning the pages. ”
— Cheryl • Out West Books
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 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 then they learn that 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 ninety-two 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.
Stuart Turton is the bestselling author of The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water. His books have won numerous awards and been translated into thirty-seven languages, selling more than a million copies.
James Cameron Stewart trained at Hull University and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Some theater highlights of his thirty-six-year career include Frank-n-Furter (The Rocky Horror Show), Thenadier (Les Miserables), the poet Philip Larkin in Larkin with Women (Best Actor nominee, MEN Awards 2005), and originating the part of Hamish in Sir Alan Ayckbourn's Things We Do for Love. In 2008 he published his grandfather's World War I memoirs and toured his one-man show based on them from 2008 to 2011. His television/film credits include Outlander, Jericho, Flying Blind, Golden Years, Emmerdale, London's Burning, Eastenders, Coronation Street, Holby City, and Taggart. He often appears on Radio 4, and is a regular presenter on the weekly The Economist podcast. James loves recording audiobooks and is delighted to have had the opportunity to narrate such a variety of magnificent authors, from Seneca through Max Hastings and Antony Beevor, to superlative fiction by J. M. Coetzee, Michael Dibdin, Stuart MacBride, and more. James's upbringing alternated between the Home Counties and the Isle of Skye. In addition to being an actor, he is a nutritional therapist, a keen sailor, and is at his happiest when flying his hot-air balloon.