{"product_id":"9781594746741","title":"The Last Policeman (Last Policeman Series #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[The] 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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2013 Edgar® Award Winner for Best Paperback Original!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Last Policeman \u003c\/i\u003epresents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. The 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quirk Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031265034480,"sku":"9781594746741","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594746741_p0.jpg?v=1763811349","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594746741","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}