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Natalie C. Anderson

City of Saints & Thieves


The more you see, the less you know
2017. 432 S. 8.2000 in
Verlag/Jahr: PENGUIN US 2017
ISBN: 1-524-73872-7 (1524738727)
Neue ISBN: 978-1-524-73872-3 (9781524738723)

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In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn´t exist. After fleeing Congo, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya where her mother worked for the Greyhill family, whose wealth comes from a lifetime of corruption. Four years after Tina´s mother is found shot to death, Tina becomes an expert thief. When she finally gets the chance for revenge, she learns how dangerous the past can be.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl in this enthralling 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 and home. Her mother quickly found work as a maid for a prominent family, headed by Roland Greyhill, one of the city´s most respected business leaders. But Tina soon learns that the Greyhill fortune was made from a life of corruption and crime. So when her mother is found shot to death in Mr. Greyhill´s personal study, she knows exactly who´s 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 City´s local gang. It´s a job for the Goondas that finally brings Tina back to the Greyhill estate, giving her the chance for vengeance she´s been waiting for. But as soon as she steps inside the lavish home, she´s overtaken by the pain of old wounds and the pull of past friendships, setting into motion a dangerous cascade of events that could, at any moment, cost Tina her life. But finally uncovering the incredible truth about who killed her mother-and why-keeps her holding on in this fast-paced nail-biting thriller.

From the Hardcover edition.
Natalie C. Anderson is an American writer and international development professional living in Geneva, Switzerland. She has spent the last decade working with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the United Nations on refugee relief and development, mainly in Africa. She was selected as the 2014-2015 Associates of the Boston Public Library Children´s Writer-in-Residence, where she wrote her debut novel, City of Saints & Thieves.

From the Hardcover edition.