Near the local dump of Lusaka, Zambia's capital, the dead body of a ten-year-old boy is discovered under a heap of garbage. When a group of fellow street children become inextricably caught up in his mysterious death, they soon find their lives will never look the same. Based on years of investigative reporting and unprecedented fieldwork, this book immerses readers in the real-life story and daily lives of four street children – a determined waste picker, a burned-out brothel worker, a former rock crusher turned beggar, and an ambitious gang leader - as they navigate the violent and poverty-stricken underworld of Lusaka.