The Last Day – Andrew Hunter Murray

_________________________________ 'A beautifully realised and thought-provoking thriller.' THE TIMES ‘I read this hungrily … Its intelligence and bravura characterisation will have you turning page after page. A fabulous achievement .’ STEPHEN FRY _________________________________ A WORLD HALF IN DARKNESS. A SECRET SHE MUST BRING TO LIGHT. 2059. The world has stopped turning. One half suffers an endless frozen night; the other, nothing but burning sun. Only in a slim twilit region between them can life survive. In an isolationist Britain, scientist Ellen Hopper receives a letter from a dying man. It contains a powerful and dangerous secret. One that those in power will kill to conceal… _________________________________ THE LAST DAY: an utterly original debut thriller, perfect for readers who loved Robert Harris' Fatherland , Emily St. John Mandel’s Station 11 , and The Wall by John Lanchester. _________________________________ 'Wonderful: boldly imagined and beautifully written – the best future-shock thriller for years .' LEE CHILD ‘ A stunningly original thriller set in the world of tomorrow that will make you think about what’s happening today.’ HARLAN COBEN ' To say it’s gripping is an understatement – I cancelled all my weekend plans to finish it' SARA PASCOE 'In his fascinating debut, Murray has crafted something original … an interesting new twist on a post-apocalyptic tale. ' KIRKUS ' Downright impossible to stop reading. The science is believable, the near-future world feels as real as our own, the characters are lively, and the plot is suspenseful. A near-perfect alternate-future thriller. ' BOOKLIST ‘Dark, believable and brilliantly written ’ JENNY COLGAN ‘A thrilling page-turner, and a reminder to treasure our sunsets and sunrises while we still have them. I couldn’t put this book down! ’ CHRISTINA DALCHER, author of VOX 'I loved the premise of this high-concept thriller … a compelling read with some well-placed observations on the darkness of human nature and survival. The Last Day will keep you gripped to the very last page' C.J. TUDOR