- Published: 4 February 2020
- ISBN: 9781786331922
- Imprint: Hutchinson
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $32.99
The Last Day
The Sunday Times bestseller














- Published: 4 February 2020
- ISBN: 9781786331922
- Imprint: Hutchinson
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $32.99
I read this hungrily ... Its intelligence and bravura characterization will have you turning page after page. A fabulous achievement.
STEPHEN FRY
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.
Telegraph: the best thrillers and crime fiction of 2020
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.
Guardian Books of the Month
A brilliant debutwhich blends apocalyptic drama with a tale of espionage, keeping readers on tenterhooks […] Fans of Robert Harris will love it.
Daily Express
A stunningly original thriller set in the world of tomorrow that will make you think about what’s happening today.
HARLAN COBEN
A fresh take on the dystopian thriller, to say it’s gripping is an understatement - I cancelled all my weekend plans to finish it
SARA PASCOE
[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.
The Times, Thriller of the Month
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
[A]n intriguing and unusual set-up […] enthralling sci-fi world building.
Sunday Times
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.
Hot Press
An irresistible post-apocalyptic thriller.
Apple Books
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.
Starburst Magazine
As well as masterfully painting a world on the very brink of extinguishment […] Hunter's plot keeps the pages turning quickly until the very end.Now that the apocalypse is upon us, and we're all confined to our rooms, this dose of fin du monde fun will more than pleasantly pass the time until the final hour arrives.
Hot Press