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The Last Policeman

The Last Policeman

by Ben H . Winters (Author)

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 10 Jul 2012
ISBN 10: 1594745765
ISBN 13: 9781594745768

Media Reviews
The best genre fiction holds a mirror up to society while also providing edge-of-the-seat excitement, and The Last Policeman did that and more. -- Las Vegas City Life
. .. a heck of a lot of fun. -- Locus
Winters constructs a sturdy, functional, entertaining page-turner. --Greg Cook, WBUR.org
I'm eager to read the other books, and expect that they'll keep me as enthralled as the first one did. --Mark Frauenfedler, Boing Boing

. . . darkly intriguing... -- Discover magazine
Full of compelling twists, likable characters, and a sad beauty, The Last Policeman is a gem. -- San Francisco Book Review
.. .resonant and powerful. -- Locus
This is a book that asks big questions about civilization, community, desperation and hope. -- io9
.. .an entertaining and well-plotted tale. -- Wired.com's GeekDad
I'm in the middle of it and can't put the dang thing down. -- USA Today's Pop Candy
.. .sharp, funny, and deeply wise. -- Slate.com
The Last Policeman succeeds both as a mystery, with a quirky detective and an intriguing whodunit, and as a piece of apocalyptic speculative fiction. That's good news. The even better news is that this novel is supposed to be the first of a planned trilogy, with each case occurring closer to the moment when, as Henry repeatedly notes, 'Bam!' And that is something we can anticipate with a good feeling. -- Sacramento News & Review
Winters is masterful in crafting a plausible image of a society that's hanging onto sanity by its fingernails as it teeters on the edge of mass hysteria....This is a novel that grabs ahold of you and doesn't let you go until the very end. -- The Nashua Telegraph
If the next two books are as good as this one, I can't wait for the end of the world. -- Asbury Park Press
.. .a solidly plotted whodunit with strong characters and excellent dialogue...This memorable tale is the first of a planned trilogy. -- Booklist
This thought-provoking mystery should appeal to crime fiction aficionados who like an unusual setting and readers looking for a fresh take on apocalypse stories. -- Library Journal
Ben Winters vividly describes the decline of civilization in this pre-apocalyptic story, and spins a wonderful tale...This engrossing story is the first in a planned trilogy. It is a well-written mystery that will have readers eagerly awaiting the second installment. -- NY Journal of Books
The Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. -- Tor.com
Ben Winters makes noir mystery even darker: his latest novel sets a despondent detective on a suspicious suicide case--while an asteroid hurtles toward earth. -- Wired magazine
Normally, only Stephen King and Dean Koontz can suck me into a book and not release their stranglehold until I, exhausted from lack of sleep, have turned the last page. Now [Ben Winters] has joined their ranks... The Last Policeman is extraordinary--as well as brilliant, surprising, and, considering the circumstances, oddly uplifting. -- Mystery Scene magazine
Absolutely outstanding, I completely loved it from start to finish and I'm already rueing the fact that there will only be two more in the series...this gets the highest recommendation I can give. Buy it. -- In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel
A promising kickoff to a planned trilogy. For Winters, the beauty is in the details rather than the plot's grim main thrust. -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review
Author Bio
BEN H. WINTERS is a New York Times bestselling author and an Edgar Award nominee. His novels include SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS (Quirk 2009; 10+ weeks on the NYT list), the Edgar-Award nominated YA novel THE SECRET LIFE OF MS. FINKLEMAN (HarperCollins 2009) and most recently BEDBUGS (Quirk, 2011), which was hailed by VANITY FAIR as a diabolical tale of paranoia. Ben lives in Cambridge with his wife and three children.