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The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1)

Ben H. Winters

Finish date: January 10, 2015

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Aug 22, 2013 Nick rated it liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, mystery

A good, solid mystery. The questions raised by the impending asteroid impact are really interesting and do make the story more engaging rather than distracting from it. But ironically it was setting it in Concord that bugged me more. He makes the setting such a central part of the story, when he does get little details wrong it just irks me. Granted these are little details that only someone who lived there would know (i.e. you wouldn't say "Langley Parkway and Route 9", you'd say Langley and Pl ...more

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Feb 01, 2016 Kim Marques rated it liked it

"What's the point in solving murders if we're all going to die soon anyway?" That's the opening line of the blurb for The Last Policeman. And after having finished it I'm not sure I can answer that question. Perhaps that's just what you do when you know an asteroid is going to hit the earth in 8 months? You keep doing your job?

In the end, I like this book "ok". The mystery being solved was a wee bit thin, but Hank Palace was a great character. Appropriately introspective in the face of imminent ...more

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Jun 11, 2018 Halsted Bernard rated it liked it · review of another edition

I was fascinated by the premise -- solving murders in the dimming light at the end of life on Earth -- and ended up enjoying the protagonist immensely. The mystery part was a little thin, but still enjoyable. I will probably read the rest of the trilogy.

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