Last Straw

By John Levin MD

When a visionary developer unveils a monumental pyramid at the heart of Manhattan, the city celebrates ambition, elegance, and progress-but architect Sebastian DaGloria sees something no one else is willing to admit. Beneath the spectacle, the island itself is straining, its ancient ground quietly redistributing the weight of a structure designed to seal rather than flex. As warnings are softened, data is reframed, and officials mistake momentum for safety, a handful of observers realize that New York has crossed a threshold it cannot uncross. Last Straw is a tense, slow-burning thriller about power, denial, and the catastrophic cost of locking a living system into place just long enough for it to fail.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GPX8S5C2
• ISBN13: 9798249597436
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"