| The Last Policeman Contributor(s): Winters, Ben H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594746745 ISBN-13: 9781594746741 Publisher: Quirk Books OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Science Fiction - Apocalyptic & Post-apocalyptic - Fiction | Mashups |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013935622 |
| Series: Last Policeman Trilogy |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.34" W x 7.94" (0.70 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - New Hampshire |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A genre-defying blend of crime writing and science fiction." -Alexandra Alter, The New York Times Winner of the 2013 Edgar(R) Award Winner for Best Paperback OriginalWhat'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 Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. 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? |