The Last Policeman
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The Last Policeman
Hank Palace is working the case of Peter Zell, an insurance man who has comitted suicide. To his fellow police officers, it's just one more death-by-hanging in a city that sees a dozen of suicides every week. But Palace senses something wrong. There's something odd about the crime scene. Something off. Palace becomes convinced that it's murder.
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The Edgar-nominated mystery (for Best Paperback Original Novel) returns in a new and improved edition—with an all-new series redesign, and a special sneak-preview of DISASTERLAND- THE LAST POLICEMAN BOOK II.
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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 civilisation rest upon? What is life worth? What would any of us do, what would we really do, if our days were numbered?
Series: The Last Policeman Trilogy
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The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters combines elements of science fiction and crime fiction to create an engaging and thought-provoking mystery. Critics praise the novel for its dark humour, intriguing plot, and nuanced character development. It effectively integrates an apocalyptic scenario with a traditional detective story, offering a unique narrative that is both thrilling and surprisingly uplifting, with a focus on civilisation, community, and hope in dire circumstances.
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ISBN: 9781594746741
Publisher: Quirk Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 May 2013
Country: United States
Imprint: Quirk Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 134.0mm
Height: 202.0mm
Weight: 329g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Ben H. Winters is the New York Times best-selling, Edgar Award-winning, and Philip K. Dick Award-winning author of The Quiet Boy, Golden State, Underground Airlines, the Last Policeman trilogy, and the mash-up novel Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Ben has also worked extensively in television; he was a writer on the FX cult hit Legion as well as Manhunt on Apple TV+, and he is the creator of the CBS drama Tracker. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, three kids, and one large dog.
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