Summer in the city. July, 1977: New York is sweltering under a record-breaking heat wave. Tensions run high, crime is rampant, and the city seems to be falling apart. For new arrival, Richard Miller, it is both heaven and hell. He has a loving boyfriend, a budding career as a nude model, a
City of Hooks and Scars (Volume 2)
β Scribed by Estelle Laure
- Book ID
- 111932151
- Publisher
- Disney Electronic Content
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781368065542
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In this sequel to City of Villains by critically acclaimed author, Estelle Laure, teen detective Mary Elizabeth continues to unravel a dark conspiracy that has turned her best friend and boyfriend into villainous monstersβall while battling her own inner demons. Picking up where City of Villains left off, this sequel finds Mary Elizabeth reeling from the battle at Miracle Lake in which she watched, horrified, as her boyfriend James and best friend Ursula turned into full-fledged, villainous monsters. Now James, Ursula, and Maleficent have gone undergroundβand are plotting their revenge. Mary Elizabeth is determined to find them and bring the truth to light, digging deeper into the dark underbelly of Monarch City and the history of magic, and uncovering a conspiracy theory that reaches farther than she could have imagined. But a city divided by politics and ideologies, a new love interest, and her own inner demons might just stand in her way. hat are the Villains planning in secret? And is she the next villain to rise? This gritty fairy-tale inspired crime series is perfect for readers of Serena Valentino's Villains series, and TV shows like Riverdale and Veronica Mars.
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