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The Last Policeman

The Last Policeman, Book 1

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Written by: Ben H. Winters
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
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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?

©2012 Ben H. Winters (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Crime Dystopian Murder

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About the Creator - Ben H Winters

About the Creator

Ben H. Winters is the author of the novel Golden State, as well the New York Times best selling Underground Airlines, The Last Policeman and its two sequels, the horror novel Bedbugs, and several works for young readers. Among other recognitions, Winters’s books have received the Edgar Award for mystery writing, the Philip K. Dick award in science fiction, the Sidewise Award for alternate history, and France's Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. Ben’s writing has appeared in Slate and in the New York Times Book Review. He also writes for film and television and was a producer on the FX show Legion. A film version of Bedbugs is currently in the works at MGM with a script by the mystery writer Sara Gran. Winters lives in Los Angeles with his wife, three children, dog, and fish.
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For fans of post apocalyptic fiction. Early on the writing felt a bit corny but it gets a lot better and the story is interesting and has a satisfyingly complex
Ending.

Excellent audio narration. Good yarn.

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The premise is very good. The pre-apocalyptic imagined world developed here is very well tought and very realistic. However, the murder, whole being an intriguing way to explore the world, is taking too much space. I would have like it to be just a pretext to talk about the state of the world but instead it's the other way around

very good premise - not enough delivery

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I was so interested in the idea of this book, and it had thousands of great reviews on Goodreads, but this was not for me. The mystery was not very mysterious. I did not find the character of Hank Palace interesting; however, I found the world building - the scenes of what would happen to a world that knew it had 6 months left before global catastrophe - completely fascinating.


Such a great premise

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