Books like Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison
In a Manhattan that is saturated with people and stretched to its limits, a gangster is killed during an intense heat wave. City police officer Andy Rusch faces mounting pressure to solve the case, all while he is drawn to the victimβs beautiful wife.
The narrative unfolds in a city where overpopulation strains the infrastructure: residents run their televisions by pedaling, demand water, looting for food, and must navigate streets that are crowded with people and overrun by barbedβwire fences dropped from the sky.
The story portrays the difficulties of solving a crime under extreme social and environmental pressures, highlighting the challenges of law enforcement and human relationships in a congested metropolis.
First publish date: 1966
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Harry Harrison
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