Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle / 7 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle | 2018 | Buy |
| The Devil and the Dark Water | 2020 | Buy |
| The Last Murder at the End of the World | 2024 | Buy |
Stuart Turton is a British author who writes high-concept mystery novels. His debut, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (2018), won the Costa First Novel Award and was praised for its ambitious structure, which combines a murder mystery with a Groundhog Day-style time loop set in a 1920s country house.
His second novel, The Devil and the Dark Water (2020), is a locked-room mystery set aboard a 17th-century ship. The Last Murder at the End of the World (2024) continued his pattern of placing classic mystery setups in unusual settings. Each of his books takes a familiar genre framework and bends it in unexpected directions.