Author: Akane Araki
Crime & mystery
Published on 2 July 2026 by Pushkin Press (Pushkin Vertigo) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 336 pages
215 x 137 x 30 | 344g
TWO MONTHS UNTIL THE APOCALYPSE. TWO WOMEN WITH NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
An asteroid is hurtling towards Earth and the human race has just over two months to live. But twenty-three-year-old Haru, stargazer and chronic worrier, is still trying to pass her driving test.
Then she finds a body in the boot of her car: a woman, stabbed and tortured. There's a murderer on the loose. And it turns out that Haru's driving instructor is an ex-cop with a manic devotion to justice.So, despite the small matter of an impending apocalypse, the two women team up to catch the culprit regardless of the danger.
After all, the world's not quite over yet...
Readers LOVE Murder at the End of the World
'I loved the setting, and I loved the idea of solving a murder whilst waiting for the end of the world... I flew through it' Abi Maisey, Goodreads reviewer
'Beautifully written, and had me gripped from the very beginning' Emily Baxter, TikTok reviewer
'Very highly recommended' Jim Jorden, Goodreads reviewer