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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
Hardcover / e-Book
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Young Adult Suspense | Science Fiction Alternate History
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 nationβs higher echelons of society. The native Mahweni are divided between city life and the savannah. And then thereβs Ang, part of the Lani community who immigrated over generations ago as servants and now mostly live in poverty on Bar-Selehmβs 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 Beaconβs theft commands the headlines, yet no one seems to care about Berritβs 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 cityβs mounting troubles. Rumors surrounding the Beaconβs theft grow. More suspicious deaths occur. With no one to help Ang except Josiahβs 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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