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Guardian

(2018)
(The third book in the Steeplejack series)
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In A. J. Hartley's thrilling and intriguing 19th-century South African-inspired fantasy world,
which started with the Thriller Award-winning Steeplejack and continues with Guardian, Anglet Sutonga is a teenage detective fighting in a race against time as her beloved city is pushed to the brink.

This is what Ang knows:

A dear friend is accused of murdering the Prime Minister of Bar-Selehm.

A mysterious but fatal illness is infecting the poor.

A fanatical politician seizes power, unleashing a wave of violent repression over the city.

This is what Ang must do:

Protect her family.

Solve a murder.

RESIST, no matter what, before it's too late.

"Richly-drawn and diverse cast of characters, with an unstoppable plot!" - Carrie Ryan, New York Times bestselling author

"Smart political intrigue wrapped in all the twists and turns of a good detective story." - Kirkus Reviews,starred review

"A political, multilayered mystery-thriller with a strong, impressively fierce heroine." - Shelf Awareness, starred review

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Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Praise for this book

"Richly drawn with a diverse cast of characters and an unstoppable plot!." - Carrie Ann Ryan


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