The Last Policeman: The Last Policeman, Book 1 (Unabridged)
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“A genre-defying blend of crime writing and science fiction.”—Alexandra Alter, The New York Times
Winner of the 2013 Edgar® 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?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In Ben H. Winters’ unconventional and darkly funny police procedural, an asteroid hurtles toward Earth, ratcheting up the tension and setting the stage for profound questions. As humanity prepares for impact, Detective Henry Palace spends most of his time investigating suicides…until a suspicious case pulls him into a mystery even more bizarre than the new normal. Peter Berkrot’s narration gets the tone just right, finding the humour as well as the unease in Detective Palace’s pursuit of justice in the face of catastrophe. The first book in a trilogy, The Last Policeman introduces a tenacious, appealingly quirky hero—and a series that combines the tropes of science fiction and hardboiled crime fiction in a fresh, haunting way.