There are just 14 days until a deadly asteroid hits the planet, and America has fallen into chaos. Citizens have barricaded themselves inside basements, emergency shelters, and big-box retail stores. Cash is worthless; bottled water is valuable beyond measure. All over the world, everyone is bracing for the end.
But Detective Hank Palace still has one last case to solve. His beloved sister Nico was last seen in the company of suspicious radicals, armed with heavy artillery and a plan to save humanity. Hank's search for Nico takes him from Massachusetts to Ohio, from abandoned zoos and fast food restaurants to a deserted police station where he uncovers evidence of a brutal crime. With time running out, Hank follows the clues to a series of earth-shattering revelations.
The third novel in the Last Policeman trilogy, World of Trouble presents one final pre-apocalyptic mystery-and Hank Palace confronts questions way beyond whodunit: How far would you go to protect a loved one? And how would you choose to spend your last days on Earth?
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['Are you here about the dust? Please tell me you're here to do something about the dust'.]***
(@quirkbooks, 15 July 2014, 322 pages, ebook, borrowed from @GlasgowLib via @OverDriveLibs)
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This is my favourite book in The Last Policeman series. It brings a great end to an enjoyable, original take on dystopian fiction. The apocalyptic events that have been on the cusp of wiping out the world in the other books are so close in this book they are within touching distance. The breakdown of society and anarchy merely hinted at before is in full force here. Palace is no longer a policeman and anarchy and chaos can be seen everywhere. Before the world ends Palace wants to find his beloved, missing sister. It's not easy to find clues and follow leads when the world is coming apart but Palace does it. This is well-written, engaging and much darker than the other books.