Polis Books

The Ninja Daughter

Available now in trade paperback and ebook!

Outstanding Praise for THE NINJA DAUGHTER!

Nominated for the Anthony, Macavity,
and Lefty Award for Best First Novel!

Named one of the "Best Mystery Books of 2019"
by The South Florida Sun Sentinel

"If you love a heroine who's tough, brilliant, and never runs from a fight, look no further. THE NINJA DAUGHTER is your gal. Tori Eldridge introduces the warrior-sleuth you'll want fighting by your side."―Tess Gerritsen, NYT bestselling author of THE SHAPE OF NIGHT

"Eldridge’s debut thriller introduces readers to a heroine for the #MeToo era and deftly explores the dangers of Lily’s avocation, the challenges of familial relationships, and the need to continue to fight the abuse and exploitation of others...Readers who enjoy an action-packed adventure that doesn’t neglect character development and speaks truth about the human condition will welcome this quirky, passionate, and endearingly relatable protagonist."―Library Journal (Starred), Debut Pick of the Month, November

"THE NINJA DAUGHTER is a remarkably fresh, intense thriller, and Lily Wong is one hell of a new hero. I want this Ninja on my side. Tori Eldridge is redefining the genre.” ―J.T. Ellison, NYT bestselling author of TEAR ME APART

“Tori Eldridge brings serious game to the thriller genre with THE NINJA DAUGHTER. Action-packed, devious, and with a lead character you’ll truly care about. This debut kicks ten kinds of ass―highly recommended!” ―Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of DEEP SILENCE and V-WARS

"Lily Wong, the heroine of Tori Eldridge's debut thriller, THE NINJA DAUGHTER, is Jack Reacher―if Reacher were petite, female, and Asian―smart, skilled, and relentless; a passionate fighter on behalf of women who are in too deep to save themselves. THE NINJA DAUGHTER is an exceptional first novel, offering readers a tense and fascinating look into a culture and a world that most of us have never seen. I loved this book!”―Karen Dionne, international bestselling author of THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER

"An exhilarating thrill ride! Lily Wong is a champion to the underdog―smart, brave, and a powerful force to reckon with. I loved her!"―Liv Constantine, internationally bestselling author of THE LAST MRS.PARRISH

"With The Ninja Daughter, Tori Eldridge has created a heroine to love... and to fear! Lily's quest to protect the women of L.A. left me breathless, and Eldridge's snappy, down-to-earth prose kept me flipping pages." ―Rachel Howzell Hall, author of THEY ALL FALL DOWN and the critically-acclaimed DETECTIVE LOU NORTON SERIES!

An action-packed thriller about a Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninja with family issues who fights the Los Angeles Ukrainian mob, sex traffickers, and her own family to save two desperate women and an innocent child.

After her sister is raped and murdered, Lily Wong dedicates her life and ninja skills to the protection of women. But her mission is complicated. Not only does she live above the Chinese restaurant owned by her Norwegian father and inspired by the recipes of her Chinese mother, but she has to hide her true self from her Hong Kong tiger mom is already disappointed at her less than feminine ways, and who would be horrified if she knew what she had become.

But when a woman and her son she escorted safely to an abused women’s shelter return home to dangerous consequences, Lily is forced to not only confront her family and her past, but team up with a mysterious―and very lethal―stranger to rescue them.