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  • Published: 1 October 2014
  • ISBN: 9781594746857
  • Imprint: Quirk Books
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $29.99

World of Trouble

The Last Policeman Book III



“A genre-defying blend of crime writing and science fiction.”—Alexandra Alter, The New York Times


The explosive final installment in the Edgar® Award winning Last Policeman series. 

With the doomsday asteroid looming, Detective Hank Palace has found sanctuary in the woods of New England, secure in a well-stocked safe house with other onetime members of the Concord police force. But with time ticking away before the asteroid makes landfall, Hank’s safety is only relative, and his only relative—his sister Nico—isn’t safe. Soon, it’s clear that there’s more than one earth-shattering revelation on the horizon, and it’s up to Hank to solve the puzzle before time runs out...for everyone.

  • Published: 1 October 2014
  • ISBN: 9781594746857
  • Imprint: Quirk Books
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $29.99

About the author

Ben H. Winters

Ben H. Winters is the author of nine novels, including most recently the New York Times bestselling Underground Airlines. His novel Countdown City was an NPR Best Book of 2013 and the winner of the Philip K. Dick Award for Distinguished Science Fiction, and The Last Policeman was the recipient of the 2012 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America; it was also named one of the Best Booksof 2012 by Amazon.com and Slate.

Ben also writes books for children and his journalism has appeared in The Chicago Reader, The Nation, In These Times, USA Today and Huffington Post. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and their three children.

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