The Last Policeman
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As Seen on Today with Hoda & Jenna "A genre-defying blend of crime writing and science fiction." -Alexandra Alter, The New York Times Winner of the 2013 Edgar(R) Award for Best Paperback Original!
What's the point in solving murders if we're all going to die soon, anyway? Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There's no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. Churches and synagogues are packed. People all over the world are walking off the job--but not Hank Palace. He's investigating a death by hanging in a city that sees a dozen suicides every week--except this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares. The first in a trilogy, The Last Policeman offers a mystery set on the brink of an apocalypse. As Palace's investigation plays out under the shadow of 2011GV1, we're confronted by hard questions way beyond "whodunit." What basis does civilization rest upon? What is life worth? What would any of us do, what would we really do, if our days were numbered?
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 05/13/2013
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.34w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9781594746741
Award: Macavity Award - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 56
About the Author
Ben H. Winters is an Edgar Award winner and a New York Times best-selling author. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
What's the point in solving murders if we're all going to die soon, anyway? Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There's no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. Churches and synagogues are packed. People all over the world are walking off the job--but not Hank Palace. He's investigating a death by hanging in a city that sees a dozen suicides every week--except this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares. The first in a trilogy, The Last Policeman offers a mystery set on the brink of an apocalypse. As Palace's investigation plays out under the shadow of 2011GV1, we're confronted by hard questions way beyond "whodunit." What basis does civilization rest upon? What is life worth? What would any of us do, what would we really do, if our days were numbered?
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 05/13/2013
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.34w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9781594746741
Award: Macavity Award - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 56
About the Author
Ben H. Winters is an Edgar Award winner and a New York Times best-selling author. He lives in Los Angeles, California.