Ben H Winters

Countdown City Ben H Winters

Publisher Marketing: Extraordinary as well as brilliant, surprising, and, considering the circumstances, oddly uplifting. "Mystery Scene Magazine" on "The Last Policeman" There are just 77 days to go before a deadly asteroid collides with Earth, and Detective Hank Palace is out of a job. With the Concord police force operating under the auspices of the U. S. Justice Department, Hank s days of solving crimes are over until a woman from his past begs for help finding her missing husband. Brett Cavatone disappeared without a trace an easy feat in a world with no phones, no cars, and no way to tell whether someone s gone bucket list or just gone. With society falling to shambles, Hank pieces together what few clues he can, on a search that leads him from a college-campus-turned-anarchist-encampment to a crumbling coastal landscape where anti-immigrant militia fend off impact zone refugees. The second novel in the Last Policeman trilogy, "Countdown City" presents a fascinating mystery set on the brink of an apocalypse and once again, Hank Palace confronts questions way beyond whodunit. What do we as human beings owe to one another? And what does it mean to be civilized when civilization is collapsing all around you?" Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2013 (EAN 9781594746260, Paperback) Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 89 (EAN 9781594746260, Paperback) Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 44 (EAN 9781594746260, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 08/12/2013 (EAN 9781594746260, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Winters, Ben H Ben H. Winters is an author and educator who has written plays and musicals for children and adults, as well as several books in the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Guide series. He is also the author of The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman, Bedbugs, and the parody novels Android Karenina and the bestselling Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. He lives in Indianapolis. Contributor Bio:  Berkrot, Peter A veteran of stage and screen, Peter Berkrot held feature roles in "Caddyshack" and Showtime's "Brotherhood". He has recorded over 170 audiobooks, over 100 for children; has been nominated for an Audie Award; and has received a number of "AudioFile" Earphones Awards and starred reviews.