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The Walled City

by Ryan Graudin

Published: 2014-11-04
Hardcover : 448 pages

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730. That's how many days I've been trapped.18. That's how many days I have left to find a way out.

DAI, trying to escape a haunting past, traffics drugs for the most ruthless kingpin in the Walled City. But in order to find the key to his freedom, he needs help from someone with the power ...

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730. That's how many days I've been trapped.

18. That's how many days I have left to find a way out.

DAI, trying to escape a haunting past, traffics drugs for the most ruthless kingpin in the Walled City. But in order to find the key to his freedom, he needs help from someone with the power to be invisible....

JIN hides under the radar, afraid the wild street gangs will discover her biggest secret: Jin passes as a boy to stay safe. Still, every chance she gets, she searches for her lost sister....

MEI YEE has been trapped in a brothel for the past two years, dreaming of getting out while watching the girls who try fail one by one. She's about to give up, when one day she sees an unexpected face at her window.....

In this innovative and adrenaline-fueled novel, they all come together in a desperate attempt to escape a lawless labyrinth before the clock runs out.

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Human trafficking, gangsters, crime and punishment, drug dealing

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"The Walled City by Ryan Graudin"by Lana N. (see profile) 01/23/16

Ryan Graudin is a new young author that is doing tremendous well in proving character development. This book is based on a real walled city and is very eye opening. Great book club discussions.

"THE WALLED CITY by Ryan Graudin"by Becky H. (see profile) 01/22/15

The Walled City is a fast moving novel based on the real Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong. The three “heroes” of the novel are Mei Yee, a young girl sold into human trafficking by her f... (read more)

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