Garden City 44: The Taken 2

When the sun goes down on Houston's Garden City Projects, secrets don't sleep - they hunt.

Crystal 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.

And the kidnappers want one thing.

Dee.

As 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.

He's the supplier.

And Shannon? She's the one who makes problems disappear.

When 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.

And in the final seconds, one truth becomes impossible to ignore:

The danger wasn't coming for the block.

It was already here.

Garden City 44: Book Two 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.