Last Day

________________'A beautifully realised and thought-provoking thriller.' THE TIMES'A taut, thrilling runaround' GUARDIAN'Reminiscent of Robert Harris's high-concept conspiracy thrillers' FINANCIAL TIMES________________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 tantalizing, suspenseful odyssey of frustration, deceit, treachery, torture, hope, despair and ingenious sleuthing Murray has so thoroughly thought through the ramifications of his conceit and conjured up such a dramatic plot and stellar cast of characters that he might have set a new standard for such tales. WASHINGTON POST A stunningly original thriller set in the world of tomorrow that will make you think about what s happening today. HARLAN COBEN I read this hungrily ... Its intelligence and bravura characterisation will have you turning page after page. A fabulous achievement. STEPHEN FRY A brilliant debut Fans of Robert Harris will love it DAILY EXPRESS'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