Andrew Hunter Murray

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I read this hungrily ... Its intelligence and bravura characterization will have you turning page after page. A fabulous achievement.

A brilliantly clever thriller from a brilliantly clever writer.

Murray should be commended for going into the nitty-gritty of how his post-disaster society functions[…] What really distinguishes the book, though, is the creative energy of its world-building: it demonstrates the virtue of using the future as a playground for the imagination rather than trying to second-guess it.

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A taut, thrilling runaround... The Last Day is an impressive dystopian techno-thriller. Murray paints a grim picture of a draconian isolationist Britain, with some vivid descriptions of a much-changed London, and the novel’s climax has a neat twist.

A brilliant debutwhich blends apocalyptic drama with a tale of espionage, keeping readers on tenterhooks […] Fans of Robert Harris will love it.

A stunningly original thriller set in the world of tomorrow that will make you think about what’s happening today.

A fresh take on the dystopian thriller, to say it’s gripping is an understatement - I cancelled all my weekend plans to finish it

[A]n atmosphere reminiscent of PD James’s dystopian classic The Children of Men and alternative history thrillers such as Len Deighton’s SS-GB. As with those novels, The Last Day investigates the “boiled frog” nature of totalitarianism, with Hunter Murray imagining what Britain succumbing to it would look and feel like. The result is a beautifully realised and thought provoking-thriller.

Dark, believable and brilliantly written

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!

[A]n intriguing and unusual set-up […] enthralling sci-fi world building.

In addition to masterfully painting a world on the brink of extinguishment […] Hunter Murray provides a top-notch plot that proves riveting until the very end.

An irresistible post-apocalyptic thriller.

A hugely atmospheric novelpowered by character rather than incident as Hopper is drawn deeper into a world she doesn’t understand… this has got a four part BBC Sunday night thriller written all over it.

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

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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... 
'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 
 
© Andrew Hunter 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

HALF THE WORLD IS DARK. ONLY SHE CAN SAVE THE LIGHT. A high-concept, utterly original debut thriller which envisages a world on the edge of catastrophe, perfect for readers who loved Robert Harris' Fatherland, Station 11, and The Wall by John Lanchester.

A world in darkness. A secret she must bring to light. 
 
'A beautifully realised and thought-provoking thriller' THE TIMES 
'A brilliant near-future thriller and a really cracking read' RICHARD OSMAN 
'Reminiscent of Robert Harris's high-concept conspiracy thrillers' FINANCIAL TIMES 
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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 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 . . . 
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'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 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 
'A taut, thrilling runaround.' GUARDIAN 
'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 
'Murray has crafted something original ... an interesting new twist on a post-apocalyptic tale.' KIRKUS 
'Downright impossible to stop reading. A near-perfect alternate-future thriller.' BOOKLIST 
'Dark, believable and brilliantly written' JENNY COLGAN 
'A thrilling page-turner . . . I couldn't put this book down!' CHRISTINA DALCHER 
'The Last Day will keep you gripped to the very last page' C.J. TUDOR 
'Inventive, richly detailed world-building' TELEGRAPH 
'Intriguing and unusual' SUNDAY TIMES

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