Countdown City (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781594746260)

"A genre-defying blend of crime writing and science fiction."--Alexandra Alter, The New York Times

Detective Hank Palace returns in the second in the speculative mystery trilogy set on the brink of the apocalypse.

There are just 77 days before a deadly asteroid collides with Earth, and Detective 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.

Countdown City presents another fascinating mystery set on 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?

Author: Ben H. Winters
ISBN-10: 1594746265
ISBN-13: 9781594746260
Publisher: Quirk Books
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2013
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2013
Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 89
Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 08/12/2013