The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Pretty good. The mystery was not the most intriguing, but it wasn't ever meant to be anything out of the bounds of normal human behavior. The setting with the end of the world imminent creates a more memorable backdrop, but other than as set dressing it serves little purpose. Of course that's not to say that this book should have been written more as speculative fiction than detective novel because I enjoyed it for what it is. The prose was really the weakest part, not that it ever delved into being truly cliche or trite, but mostly it was uninspired. Still, a good book overall. I will definitely be reading the sequel.
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