If you were captivated by Detective Hank Palace's dogged pursuit of truth in The Last Policeman, you'll be drawn in by Station Eleven's compelling characters as they navigate survival and meaning after a pandemic collapses civilization. Like Winters’ book, Mandel’s novel blends the urgency of personal missions with the shadow of global catastrophe, following a cast as they piece together hope and purpose in a changed world.

If you appreciated Hank Palace’s nuanced morality as he investigates a possible murder at the end of the world, you’ll love Meyer Landsman in The Yiddish Policemen’s Union. Landsman, a troubled homicide detective in an alternate-history Sitka, digs into a mysterious case despite personal demons and a society on the brink. Chabon’s noir sensibility and morally gray protagonist evoke the same sense of gritty, existential investigation.

If you found the somber, gritty tone of The Last Policeman compelling, The Road will immerse you in an even starker post-apocalyptic world. McCarthy’s haunting tale follows a father and son as they traverse a devastated landscape, echoing the bleak determination and emotional gravity that made Winters’ story so powerful.

If you were drawn to the tightly focused, intimate setting of Hank’s investigation in The Last Policeman, you’ll appreciate the close-knit world of Never Let Me Go. Ishiguro’s novel centers on a small group of students at a secluded school, slowly unraveling the truth behind their existence with an atmospheric, character-driven approach.

If the post-apocalyptic backdrop and the search for purpose in The Last Policeman resonated with you, The Postman offers a similarly compelling journey. Brin’s protagonist, a drifter who assumes the role of a mail carrier, becomes a symbol of hope in a fractured world. Like Hank Palace, he clings to duty and decency even as civilization crumbles around him.