The Last Day : The gripping must-read thriller by the Sunday Times bestselling author

Author: Murray, Andrew Hunter

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Published on 18 February 2021 by Cornerstone (Arrow Books Ltd) in the United Kingdom.

A world in darkness. A secret she must bring to light.

'A brilliant near-future thriller and a really cracking read' Richard Osman'A beautifully realised and thought-provoking thriller' The Times'Reminiscent of Robert Harris's high-concept conspiracy thrillers' Financial Times'Wonderful ... the best future-shock thriller for years.' Lee Child'I read this hungrily ... A fabulous achievement.' Stephen Fry2059. 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 clinging on in the twilight zone, 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 . . .

'Intriguing and unusual' Sunday Times'Inventive, richly detailed world-building' Telegraph'A tantalizing, suspenseful odyssey of frustration, deceit, treachery, torture, hope, despair and ingenious sleuthing' Washington Post'A stunningly original thriller' HARLAN COBEN'A taut, thrilling runaround' GUARDIAN'A brilliant debut ... Fans of Robert Harris will love it' DAILY EXPRESS'To say it's gripping is an understatement' SARA PASCOE'Murray has crafted something original ... an interesting new twist on a post-apocalyptic tale.' KIRKUS'Downright impossible to stop reading.' BOOKLIST'Dark, believable and brilliantly written' JENNY COLGAN'I couldn't put this book down!' CHRISTINA DALCHER'The Last Day will keep you gripped to the very last page' C.J. TUDOR