Excellent ... I won't give anything else away as the discoveries are part of the joy, but I was engrossed in this high-concept thriller and
can't wait to see what Turton does next ―
Observer
Turton's puzzle box draws on every sci-fi classic from Blade Runner to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
As a mystery, it is more intriguing than involving. As prognostication, it seems only too likely to be the shape of things to come.
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Sunday TimesThe fiction of Stuart Turton gloriously bends both the reader's mind and the crime genre ―
Financial TimesThis story will grip your attention until the very last page and is sure to be another bestseller ―
GlamourA clever dystopian thriller . . . another twisty masterpiece from the Sunday Times bestselling author ―
Woman's WeeklyA mind-bending, genre-blending, boy-that-ending mystery unlike any I've ever read . I feel, as I read a Turton book, like I'm watching a rocket erupt from the launchpad --
I've got a grin on my face and my heart in my throat -- A. J. Finn
Combining several genres, but most prominently science fiction and crime, Turton has created what is probably his best piece of work to date ―
BuzzThis is an ambitious, compelling novel in which nothing is what it seems ―
GuardianA smart and suspenseful page-turner ―
SFXThis startlingly original slice of dystopia also serves up a compelling mystery. Genius ―
HeatIf you have ever had the experience of reading a Stuart Turton novel, you will know what it is like to have your brain fried - in the very best way ―
iTurton (The Devil and the Dark Water) continues playing fast and loose with genre boundaries in this dazzling postapocalyptic thriller that blossoms into a race against time whodunit . . .
This dystopian detective story fires on all cylinders ―
Publisher's WeeklyEven better than The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.
Turton's cemented his reputation as the king of the mind-blowing mystery -- Gareth Rubin, author of Sunday Times bestseller, THE TURNGLASS
An extraordinary novel.
Midsommar meets Station Eleven meets The Mist meets a fresh post-apocalyptic murder mystery. Audacious and utterly mind-blowing.
Stu Turton is one of the most inventive writers working today -- Will Dean
Stuart Turton's literary pyrotechnics are on full display in this magnificently sly novel. Part Holmesian deduction, part Shyamalan level twists -
Turton somehow manages to reinvent both himself and the mystery genre with every book. An absolute blast -- Benjamin Stevenson
Stu Turton has done it again. I finished
The Last Murder at the End of the World last night and
it might just be his barmiest, cleverest and creepiest mystery yet. Buckle up, because you've never read a whodunnit like this one -- Tom Hindle
Stuart Turton is a reliably excellent and inventive thriller writer and his new novel ... is full of his usual
clever, unpredictable twists and skilful pacing ―
IndependentThe Last Murder at the End of the World is wildly inventive. Stuart Turton is a unique talent -- M. W. Craven
Stuart Turton is the master of intricately plotted, brilliantly imaginative murder mysteries. His latest delivers all that wonderful head-scratching complexity in a darkly-drawn future world with a message about what makes us human at its heart.
I loved it -- C. J. Tudor
[Turton] has returned with possibly the most audacious hook of his career ―
Set The TapeThe Last Murder at the End of the Worldcombines post apocalypse with a good ol' who dunnit. The results? Now that would be giving it away... ―
Good Reading, AustraliaSet in a post-apocalyptic world, with a literal village full of incredible characters, this is an original take on the murder mystery and
I loved it. Unique, thought-provoking but, above all, addictive -- Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City and Miss Aldridge Regrets
BELIEVE THE HYPE about this book. I absolutely raced through.
Such a great sharp little jigsaw of a sci-fi mystery -- Alice Bell
The latest book from rising literary star Stuart Turton is another impressive mixture of mystery and high-level science fiction concepts
. Perfectly utilising a unique set-up, this book is a complex read that will have you guessing until the end ―
Canberra Daily, AUSFans of Turton's high-concept fiction will be familiar with his unique, carefully constructed mysteries, and this rollercoaster of a sci-fi/detective tale might be the best one yet -- PA Media
Stu Turton has done it again with The Last Murder At The End Of The World, the mad, alchemy-embracing bastard.
A murder-mystery wrapped in a sci-fi allegory, it's utterly gripping, constantly confounding and will be another monster hit -- Adam Simcox
A unique, intricate murder mystery absolutely full of heart,
The Last Murder at the End of the World is a
heartbreaking exploration of what it means to be human -- Vikki Patis
PRAISE FOR
THE SEVEN DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE: '
Audaciously inventive, gripping and original' -- Louise O'Neill
PRAISE FOR
THE SEVEN DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE: 'This book blew my mind. It is
utterly original and unique. I couldn't get it out of my head for days afterwards' -- Sophie Hannah
PRAISE FOR
THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER: 'An
absolute treat from the
most original voice in crime fiction' -- Ragnar Jonasson