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. 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. Winner of the 2013 Edgar® Award Winner for Best Paperback Original!
" weird, beautiful, unapologetically apocalyptic Last Policeman trilogy is one of my favorite mystery series."-John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns
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