![]() ![]() a solidly plotted whodunit with strong characters and excellent dialogue.This memorable tale is the first of a planned trilogy." - Booklist ![]() ![]() 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? 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 weekexcept this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares. People all over the world are walking off the jobbut 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. What's the point in solving murders if we're all going to die soon, anyway?ĭetective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. ![]()
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