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Last Light
Last Light | Alex Scarrow
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A terrifying apocalyptic thriller from the one of the brightest stars of the genre... It seems to be a very normal Monday morning. But in the space of only a few days, the world's oil supplies have been severed and at a horrifying pace things begin to unravel everywhere. And this is no natural disaster: someone is behind this. Jenny is stuck in Manchester, fighting desperately against the rising chaos to get back to London, where her children are marooned as events begin to spiral out of control: riots, raging fires, looting, rape and murder. In the space of a week, London is transformed into a lawless and anarchic vision of hell. Jenny's estranged husband, oil engineer Andy Sutherland, is stranded in Iraq with a company of British soldiers, desperate to find a way home to his family, trapped as transport links and the very infrastructure of daily life begin to collapse around him. And against all this, a mysterious man is tracking Andy's family. He'll silence anyone who might be able to reveal the identities of those behind this global disaster. It seems that the same people who now have a stranglehold on the future of civilisation have flexed their muscles before, at other significant tipping points in history, and they are prepared to do anything to keep their secret - and their power - safe.
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BarbaraBB
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I don‘t think I ever read a 500 pages book in a day before. So this book definitely pulled me in. It‘s got a scary premise: attacks in the Middle East lead to a halt in oil production worldwide, with devastating effects. Humanity disappears within days: everywhere there are riots and fights and looting. I wanted to read on and that‘s why I give it a pick but honestly, it wasn‘t that good and the ending was disappointing. #Roll100

PuddleJumper Amazing! 2y
youneverarrived Shame the ending was disappointing. It sounds interesting! 2y
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squirrelbrain It sounded like it might be one worth stacking….until the end of your review. 🤷‍♀️ 2y
Librarybelle A shame that the ending is disappointing, but that‘s amazing about reading a 500 page book in a day! 2y
Cinfhen Wowza! I haven‘t read a 500 page book in a day in FOREVER. Too bad it didn‘t end on a high note. 2y
Cortg Wow! 500 pages! I‘m a super slow reader. Bummer it didn‘t end well. 2y
Hooked_on_books And once again, another fantastic picture! 🤩 2y
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BarbaraBB
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#WeeklyForecast 18/23

I am about to finish The Strays, an intriguing book about the Melbourne art scene in the 1930s. The tagged one is my #Roll100 choice and a book that has been catching dust on my shelves for more than a decade! I also hope to make a start with the Condé. I want to read the #InternationalBooker shortlist and this will be my choice for #TitlesAndTunes, which I am super excited about!!

TrishB Good plan👍🏻 2y
Cinfhen Can‘t wait to hear your thoughts on Gospel!! I‘m really curious about that book too! And I can‘t wait for #TitlesAndTunes 🥳 2y
squirrelbrain Have a great reading week! 2y
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Cathythoughts Looks good. Stacking tagged book 👍🏻 2y
rockpools That‘s a great plan for #Titlesandtunes - look forward to your review of Gospel! 2y
Rissreads I loved The strays ♥️ 2y
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