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Tom Austen is a teenager who, after a chance encounter with a drug dealer, finds himself on Vancouver’s grim Skid Road. Pretending to be a runaway, Tom infiltrates the streets to collect information that could help the police dismantle a gang exploiting youth.
His cover is blown when the gang discovers he is a law‑enforcement agent. Suddenly, Tom is trapped in the city’s criminal underbelly, where the stakes grow higher as the gang closes in.
The story blends elements of mystery, adventure, and horror while centering on a teenage protagonist navigating danger to fight injustice.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Eric Wilson
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