The Maiden Voyage of New York City by Gary Girod Paperback Book 9781928011316

ltpgtltstronggtThey call it the ampldquoManhattan Miracleamprdquoltstronggtltbr gt ltbr gt Half a century after the buildings of New York City sank beneath the rising seas human ingenuity raises them up again and the city is finally returning to prosperity or is itltbr gt ltbr gt The economy might be revitalized but Mayor Sophia Ramos knows that the Miracle is only a stopgap solution Crippling debt and a surge in crime from the Boroughs threatens to sink the city as surely as the waves did and to Mayor Ramos only an even more radical idea is the solutionltbr gt ltbr gt As Manhattanamprsquos elite are targeted by a vast underground criminal empire however the city threatens to fall apart before she can enact its daring rescue A worldfamous gonzo journalist an engineer who helped bring about the Miracle and the chief of police butt heads over the mayoramp39s solution Meanwhile two Boroughs cops fighting with their own demons and citywide apathy for their home struggle to bring order into a place rapidly falling under martial lawltbr gt ltbr gt In the end who will stand atop Americaamp39s tallest buildingsltpgt