The Last Policeman

Ben Winter's end-of-the-world police procedural is fascinating on two levels. Recently promoted Detective Hank Palace is a thoughtful and dogged police officer in spite of the “unbearable immanence” of an asteroid on a collision course with the Earth. In spite of everything falling apart around him, he worries about the victim, his sister, and his colleagues, but gets the job done. Meanwhile, I couldn't help thinking how I would deal with this scenario the entire time I was reading the novel. There aren't too many books that entertain and make you think. This is one of them. Highly recommended.