As a meteor closes in on Earth, intent on bringing humanity to its end, a former policeman and quasi-private eye searches the pre-Apocalypse for his missing sister in World of Trouble, the third chapter of The Last Policeman trilogy by Ben H. Winters.
This is a great genre-bending series of novels, with satisfying mysteries threaded into a generally downbeat end-of-world scenario. Overall this is a good series for fans of both apocalyptic stories as well as private eye tales, although this one relies pretty heavily on readers having completed the first two novels.
Winters is handy with reference points from both sci-fi and mystery genres; sort of a Philip Marlowe, as protagonist in On the Beach.
Although the optimistic, such as myself, sees a narrow window for a fourth book--and I do mean a narrow window--this seems to be the end of a good storyline. I am eager to see where Winters goes next with his writing.
I pre-ordered this on Amazon and read it quickly, eager to share with like-minded friends.
This is a great genre-bending series of novels, with satisfying mysteries threaded into a generally downbeat end-of-world scenario. Overall this is a good series for fans of both apocalyptic stories as well as private eye tales, although this one relies pretty heavily on readers having completed the first two novels.
Winters is handy with reference points from both sci-fi and mystery genres; sort of a Philip Marlowe, as protagonist in On the Beach.
Although the optimistic, such as myself, sees a narrow window for a fourth book--and I do mean a narrow window--this seems to be the end of a good storyline. I am eager to see where Winters goes next with his writing.
I pre-ordered this on Amazon and read it quickly, eager to share with like-minded friends.
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