{"product_id":"the-last-day","title":"The Last Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly clever thriller from a brilliantly clever writer.' RICHARD OSMAN, author of The Thursday Murder Club 'A beautifully realised and thought-provoking thriller.' THE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\n'Reminiscent of Robert Harris's high-concept conspiracy thrillers' FINANCIAL TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\n_________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\nA WORLD HALF IN DARKNESS. A SECRET SHE MUST BRING TO LIGHT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2059. The world has stopped turning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne half suffers an endless frozen night; the other, nothing but burning sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnly in a slim twilit region between them can life survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an isolationist Britain, scientist Ellen Hopper receives a letter from a dying man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt contains a powerful and dangerous secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne that those in power will kill to conceal...\u003cbr\u003e\n_________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\nTHE 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n_________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\n'Wonderful: boldly imagined and beautifully written - the best future-shock thriller for years.'\u003cbr\u003e\nLEE CHILD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A tantalizing, suspenseful odyssey of frustration, deceit, treachery, , 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.'\u003cbr\u003e\nWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A stunningly original thriller set in the world of tomorrow that will make you think about what's happening today.'\u003cbr\u003e\nHARLAN COBEN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I read this hungrily ... Its intelligence and bravura characterisation will have you turning page after page. A fabulous achievement.'\u003cbr\u003e\nSTEPHEN FRY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A taut, thrilling runaround'\u003cbr\u003e\nGUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant debut ... Fans of Robert Harris will love it'\u003cbr\u003e\nDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'To say it's gripping is an understatement - I cancelled all my weekend plans to finish it'\u003cbr\u003e\nSARA PASCOE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'In his fascinating debut, Murray has crafted something original ... an interesting new twist on a post-apocalyptic tale.'\u003cbr\u003e\nKIRKUS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'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.'\u003cbr\u003e\nBOOKLIST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Dark, believable and brilliantly written'\u003cbr\u003e\nJENNY COLGAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'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!'\u003cbr\u003e\nCHRISTINA DALCHER, author of VOX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant debut novel . . . The dystopian world is incredibly well realised, the characters are well drawn and the plot is nail-bitingly tense'\u003cbr\u003e\nIRISH TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'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'\u003cbr\u003e\nC.J. TUDOR\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Hunter Murray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67632571711641,"sku":"9781786331922","price":790.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/5642\/6905\/files\/81eXCbG4aVL._SY342.jpg?v=1791453239","url":"https:\/\/booksworldstore.com\/products\/the-last-day","provider":"Books World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}