description: A dystopian action adventure story.In this dark vision of the near future, teenage orphan Kai, an assassin for hire, lives on his wits in the slum district of Portobello, inhabited by gangsters, criminals and freedom fighters.After years of conflict with its hugely more powerful neighbour, the tiny nation of Portobello is in a state of permanent siege and Kai, toughened by a childhood on the streets and now trapped in the battered, battle-weary district known as Downtown, is plotting a high-risk route to freedom.Downtown, they say, is the toughest place on the planet.Meanwhile, across the border, genetically-modified Phoebe, who has grown up in an institution, part prison, part children's home, part experimental laboratory, is determined to escape.When Phoebe goes missing and Kai is hired to hunt down a fugitive, what are the chances their paths will cross?A fast-paced, action adventure story.
language: English
title: As Good As Dead In Downtown
titlecomplete: As Good As Dead In Downtown
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Puffin