{"product_id":"garden-city-44-the-taken-2-9798295578250","title":"Garden City 44: The Taken 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cece Vance\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cece Vance\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cece Vance\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the sun goes down on Houston's Garden City Projects, secrets don't sleep - they hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrystal is missing, Dee's past is closing in, and the 44 is unraveling under the weight of fear, loyalty, and betrayal. What begins as a neighborhood crisis spirals into a dangerous game when a chilling photo reveals Crystal didn't run - she was taken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the kidnappers want one thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Cece fights to protect the man she loves, Dee is forced to confront the dark truth he's been hiding - a truth that reaches all the way to Dallas, where his wealthy cousin Derrick S and his elegant, lethal wife Shannon live a life of luxury built on secrets. They arrive in the 44 dressed in gold and power, but their presence brings more danger than safety. Because Derrick isn't just family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's the supplier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Shannon? She's the one who makes problems disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the search for Crystal leads to an abandoned warehouse, the 44 stands together for the first time - Cece, Dee, Moe, Bev, Valeria - all walking into a storm they can't control. But just as they close in on Crystal, the night explodes with gunfire, betrayal, and a police raid that shatters everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the final seconds, one truth becomes impossible to ignore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe danger wasn't coming for the block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was already here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarden City 44: Book Two\u003c\/strong\u003e ends with a cliffhanger that will leave readers breathless and desperate for Book Three - where the secrets get darker, the stakes get higher, and the 44 learns that survival has a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cece Vance","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47778939732119,"sku":"9798295578250","price":837.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798295578250.webp?v=1778032235","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/garden-city-44-the-taken-2-9798295578250","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}