by Isaac Asimov
First published 1953
In a crowded futuristic New York, Detective Elijah Baley is assigned a shocking case - the murder of a Spacer, one of the wealthy human colonists living in domed cities. Forced to work with a highly advanced android partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, Baley must put aside his deep-seated fear and distrust of robots to solve the crime. As the investigation uncovers dangerous political tensions between humans and machines, Baley and Olivaw must race against time to catch the killer before an all-out war erupts. In the end, the two unlikely partners realize they must trust and rely on each other if they have any hope of restoring order and justice.
Genres: science-fiction, mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, odd-couple
Period: 5000+ CE
272 pages · Paperback · HarperVoyager