As Palace's investigation plays out under the shadow of 2011GV1, we're confronted by hard questions way beyond "whodunit. The first in a trilogy, The Last Policeman offers a mystery set on the brink of an apocalypse. 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. People all over the world are walking off the job-but not Hank Palace. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. The Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. Whats the point in solving murders if were all. 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. The Last Policeman: A Novel - The Last Policeman Trilogy van Ben Winters (boek, ebook, ISBN 9781594745775). "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 Original
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