Many thanks to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark and Tantor Audio for gifting me an audio ARC of the latest novel by Stuart Turton and amazingly narrated by James Cameron Stewart. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!
The world was destroyed by a fog, killing anyone it touched. Only the island remains. It's a wonderful place with 122 villagers and 3 scientists living together happily. The villagers do whatever the scientists tell them to do to keep their world going. But everything changed when one of their scientists is found stabbed to death. Even worse, the murder triggered a lowering of the security system that kept the fog away. If the murder isn't solved in 107 hours, they will all die. Unfortunately, the security system wiped everyone's memories of what happened, so someone is a murderer and they don't even know it.
This is such a complex, immersive, atmospheric novel that incorporates mystery, science fiction, and a post-apocalyptic thriller. The descriptions of the cast of characters makes them feel alive and you'll be trying to figure things out right along with them, especially Emory. The narration was perfect, and highlighted the wonderful writing. Best go into this one without too much information, so you get the full impact of the reveals!
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