The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart TurtonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Thanks to Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for the pre-release copy.
This one was a wild ride. I'm not sure how Stuart Turton comes up with his over-the-top, super creative premises, but he absolutely knows how to create a twisty murder mystery with a wacky, never-before-seen world.
If you've read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, then you know what I'm referring to. It's an entirely new take on a murder mystery, and was so conceptually entertaining. I haven't picked up his second novel, the one about pirates, but when I saw this one hit Netgalley, I had to request it.
This one is another high-concept mystery, this time taking place in the future when technology has allowed for some amazing innovations but the world has ended because some of those inventions didn't work out right. There's an AI character, too.
All in all, there was some predictability to the solution, but the execution was so original that that didn't bother me at all.
Highly recommended for fans of futuristic/dystopian sci-fi and murder mysteries. 4 stars.
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