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Alternative Detective
Tor Teen
June 2016
On Sale: June 14, 2016
Featuring: Anglet Sutonga
336 pages
ISBN: 076538342X
EAN: 9780765383426
Kindle: B015MP6X76
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Science Fiction Alternate History | Young Adult Suspense
Thoughtfully imaginative and action-packed,
Steeplejack is New York Times bestselling A.
J. Hartley's YA debut set in a 19th-century South African
fantasy world Seventeen-year-old Anglet Sutonga lives repairing the
chimneys, towers, and spires of the city of Bar-Selehm.
Dramatically different communities live and work alongside
each other. The white Feldish command the nation’s higher
echelons of society. The native Mahweni are divided between
city life and the savannah. And then there’s Ang, part of
the Lani community who immigrated over generations ago as
servants and now mostly live in poverty on Bar-Selehm’s edges. When Ang is supposed to meet her new apprentice Berrit, she
instead finds him dead. That same night, the Beacon, an
invaluable historical icon, is stolen. The Beacon’s theft
commands the headlines, yet no one seems to care about
Berrit’s murder―except for Josiah Willinghouse, an
enigmatic
young politician. When he offers her a job investigating his
death, she plunges headlong into new and unexpected dangers. Meanwhile, crowds gather in protests over the city’s
mounting troubles. Rumors surrounding the Beacon’s theft
grow. More suspicious deaths occur. With no one to help Ang
except Josiah’s haughty younger sister, a savvy newspaper
girl, and a kindhearted herder, Ang must rely on her
intellect and strength to resolve the mysterious link
between Berrit and the missing Beacon before the city
descends into chaos.
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