The Last: The post-apocalyptic thriller that will keep you up all night

Hanna Jameson

Jan 2019 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

TWENTY SURVIVORS. ONE HOTEL. ONE KILLER.
'We defy you to pick up The Last and put it back down' Stylist

A WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
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THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT HAS ENDED

You and nineteen other survivors hole up in an isolated Swiss hotel.

You wait, you survive.

Then you find the body.

One of your number has blood on their hands.

The race is on to find the killer...BEFORE THE KILLER FINDS YOU.

If you're looking for your next pulse-pounding read to escape to after STATION ELEVEN and CONTAGION, look no further.
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'A post-apocalyptic And Then There Were None' Irish Times

'A scarily plausible white-knuckle read' Erin Kelly

'Extraordinary' Emily St John Mandel

'Stephen King meets Agatha Christie' Luca Veste

'Compulsively readable' Daily Telegraph

'Dark, compelling, original' CJ Tudor

'One of those books you can't stop reading, but don't want to end' TM Logan

'Frighteningly believable' Jennie Melamed
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LAST

***** 'It's been a long time since a book gripped me as much as this one' Amazon Reviewer

***** 'My mind is still reeling' Goodreads Reviewer

***** 'I couldn't recommend this highly enough' Amazon Reviewer

***** 'Combines my favourite things about post-apocalyptic and mystery fiction. I can't recommend it highly enough' Goodreads Reviewer

***** 'Brilliant! The writing is fantastic' Amazon Reviewer

***** 'I adored it' Goodreads Reviewer

Ratings and reviews

This was just silly - why I read it is beyond me tbh. But it is compelling enough to get through - despite being on par with that king of stupid dystopia the movie Birdbox which I still lament for robbing me of two hours of my life. Considering that the events occur after a nuclear war and the characters still have the ability to use twitter or access facebook is ludicrous, that the narrator would obsess over a murder mystery when faced with the aftermath of mass conflagration is ridiculous as is the motivation. Indeed at many points in the story you wonder what is the point of this story, as its all over the place as if the writer is just dialling in the plot. Pop culture references unashamedly abound, very specifically in conversation - almost as if trying to identify with what has been/or is cool to claw some credibility out this 405 page waste of space and time. 10/10 on the dumb scale. One brownie point for implying a warning about the Trump presidency. Avoid.

A thrilling page turner. Once I started I couldn't stop reading and got through it in 2 days. This nuclear post-apocalyptic/whodunit/thriller is a lot of genres in one, but I couldn't get enough of it. It is written through the eyes of Jon an historian keeping a record of the enfolding events after nuclear fallout. The twists and turns keep you questioning which characters you can trust throughout. This would have easily been 5 stars had the ending not felt a bit rushed and brief compared to the rest of the book. But nonetheless a great book that had me on the edge of my seat, would definitely recommend!

I have read hundreds of books but nothing quite like this. A rare, sometimes strange, blend of a murder mystery and the apocalypse. I thoroughly enjoyed this, so much so I read it in one sitting. The reason for the four stars is simply because I didn't like the ending. It was a bit too fast and I didn't like the religious spin to the climax. Definitely recommend for those that enjoy a mystery and an immediate apocalypse aftermath.

About the author

Hanna Jameson wrote her first book at the age of seventeen. Q Magazine described her as writing like 'an angel on speed'. She travelled the USA, Japan and Europe for many years, developing a particular interest in the US, which led to her studying for a BA in American History. She wrote The Last, her first book for Penguin, during the fallout from the 2016 presidential election. She has the skillset of a wild west gunslinger and you would want her on your zombie apocalypse team.