This series plunges into a bleak future where humanity faces an unavoidable apocalypse from a looming asteroid. A determined police detective stands at the heart of the story, continuing his duties despite the existential threat. Follow his quest for justice and meaning in the final days of civilization.
Hank Palace is working the case of Peter Zell, an insurance man who has comitted suicide. To his fellow police officers, it's just one more death-by- hanging in a city that sees a dozen of suicides every week. But Palace senses something wrong. There's something odd about the crime scene. Something off. Palace becomes convinced that it's murder.
Set three months before the deadly asteroid 2011GV1 is due to hit Earth, this title chronicles the further adventures of Hank Palace.
Critically acclaimed author Ben H. Winters delivers this explosive final installment in the Edgar Award winning Last Policeman series.