A gangster is murdered during a blistering Manhattan heat wave City cop Andy Rusch is under pressure solve the crime & captivated by the victim's beautiful girlfriend But it is difficult to catch a killer let alone get the girl in crazy streets crammed full of people The planet's population has exploded The 35 million inhabitants of New York City run their TVs off pedal power riot for water loot & trample for lentil 'steaks' & are controlled by sinister barbed wire dropped from the sky Written in 1966 & set in 1999 Make Room! Make Room! is a witty & unnerving story about stretching the earth's resources & the human spirit to breaking point