***The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* meets *Gone Girl* in this enthralling YA murder mystery set in Kenya.** In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn't exist. After fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya looking for the chance to build a new life
City of Saints & Thieves
β Scribed by Anderson, Natalie C
- Book ID
- 108841943
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 521 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl in this enthralling YA murder mystery set in Kenya.
In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesnβt exist. After fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya looking for the chance to build a new life and home. Her mother quickly found work as a maid for a prominent family, headed by Rodolfo Grenadier, one of the cityβs most respected business leaders. But Tina soon learns that the Grenadier fortune was made from a life of corruption and crime. So when her mother is found shot to death in Mr. Grenadierβs personal study, she knows exactly whoβs behind it.
With revenge always on her mind, Tina spends the next four years surviving on the streets alone, working as a master thief for the Goondas, Sangui Cityβs local gang. Itβs a job for the Goondas that finally brings Tina back to the Grenadier estate, giving her the chance for vengeance sheβs been waiting for. But as...
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