City of Saints & Thieves

In this “nail-biting murder mystery” (Seventeen) set in Kenya, a teenage refugee is sent on a journey of bitter revenge after her mother is killed by her untouchable wealthy employers.

“A twisty-turny-chock-full-of-secrets, so exciting-you-have-to-force-yourself-to-take-breaks-and-breathe kind of novel.”—The New York Times

“A blend of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s Lisbeth Salander and X-Men’s Storm.”—Hollywood Reporter

In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn’t exist.

Tina and her mother first arrived in Kenya as refugees from Congo desperately searching for a better life. Trading the peril of their besieged village for the busy metropolis of Sangui, they can barely believe their luck when Tina’s mother finds work as a maid for the Greyhills, one of the city’s most illustrious families. But there’s a dark secret lurking behind the family’s immense fortune, and when Tina discovers her mother shot dead in Mr. Greyhill’s private study, she knows he pulled the trigger.

With revenge on her mind, Tina spends the next four years surviving the streets on her own, training as a master thief with the Goondas, Sangui City’s local gang. It’s a job with the Goondas that finally brings Tina back to the Greyhill estate, giving her a long-awaited chance for vengeance. But once Tina returns to the lavish home, she’s overcome by memories of her painful past, and the girl who does not exist is caught red-handed, setting into motion a breathless and dangerous cascade of events that will expose not only the truth behind who killed Tina’s mother, but even more harrowing secrets from Tina’s past that will change everything.

A Best Book of the Year: Bustle, Seventeen, NPR, Teen Vogue, and Chicago Public Library

© 2017 Listening Library (Lydbog): 9781524750251

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Lydbog: 24. januar 2017