{"product_id":"the-last-policeman-9781594746741","title":"The Last Policeman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A genre-defying blend of crime writing and science fiction.\" -Alexandra Alter, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 2013 Edgar(R) Award for Best Paperback Original!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's the point in solving murders if we're all going to die soon, anyway?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first in a trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Policeman \u003c\/i\u003eoffers 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.\" \u003ci\u003eWhat basis does civilization rest upon? What is life worth? What would any of us\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003edo, what would we \u003c\/i\u003ereally \u003ci\u003edo, if our days were numbered?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4036798\"\u003eBen H. Winters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quirk Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.34w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594746741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1594746745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022020\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Police Procedural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028070\"\u003eScience Fiction | Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC057000\"\u003eMashups\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen H. Winters \u003c\/b\u003eis an Edgar Award winner and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author. He lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quirk Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699285102829,"sku":"9781594746741","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1529c31f-e40e-44c8-b3af-17b203c007a9.jpg?v=1649914891","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-last-policeman-9781594746741","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}