The Last Days: The Apocryphon of Joe Panther is a 1998 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Andrew Masterson.

Writing for the Tabula Rasa website David Carroll noted: "Masterson manages to weave the theology together with a reasonably taut crime novel and bleed the conventions of each into one another.

On the crime side there is increasing ripples of significance as the investigation into the murder starts taking on international ramifications, and perhaps beyond.

The characters and writing style capture this perfectly, from the clergy to the cops and a diverse array of suspects, none of whom may be quite what they seem.

It's all interwoven with clever detail, some excellent descriptions of Melbourne locales, pop- and occult- culture references, puns, genuine wit and wry asides that builds up to a scene of incredible farce.