
The Last Policeman
The Last Policeman, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Peter Berkrot
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By:
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Ben H. Winters
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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?
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There are a lot of pre and post-apocalypse stories running around. Few are credible, whereas this scenario is only too frighteningly real. We get hit by objects from space all the time, most are small and do little damage. We don't spend much money researching them or how to deal with 'em if they do home in.
The murder mystery was yer standard fare. I didn't find that more than mildly diverting. The characters were fairly cookie cutter, good guy, bad guy, girl. What was interesting was the way the society itself wobbled. Cell phones not working, bucket listers, and how the brave, insane and merely resigned attempted to deal with the big rock arrival.
Beautiful read by Peter Berkrot.
brendan
Interesting premise, not so sharp resolution.
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Makes one think about meteorite disaster scenario
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didn't like writing style
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I bought this book a couple years ago. Could just not be for me
Hard to follow
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Interesting Mystery in a Uniqy Societal Context
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twists and turns <br />
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A classic who-done-it with a novel twist!
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good enough to be entertaining
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I'm finding my way through this genre, I usually don't go for detective mystery novels but the pre apocalyptic aspect in this totally sealed the deal for me.
Post apocalyptic..
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Last Police man
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