Ben H. Winters

[6] The second novel in the Last Policeman trilogy, Countdown City, was published in July 2013; it won the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award for Distinguished Science Fiction.

[15] Writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, Michael Berry called the novel "smart, intricate and propulsive" and "proof that Winters deserves our continued attention as one of crime fiction’s most inventive practitioners.

"[17] His upcoming thriller Big Time, which centers two average women caught up in the world of corporate espionage, arrives March 2024.

Critics have praised Big Time as a "fast-paced and thought-provoking speculative thriller with well-drawn and relatable characters"[18] and "jaw-dropping plot twists.

"[19] Winters has been active in television since 2016, developing pilots and staffing on shows such as Legion and the Apple limited series Manhunt.

In 2022 it was announced that Winters was creating a show based on the Jeffery Deaver novel The Never Game,[20] later retitled Tracker for CBS.

The procedural, starring Justin Hartley of This is Us and directed by Ken Olin, was picked up to series and premiered after Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024.