The Ninja Daughter

Kill Bill meets the Joy Luck Club in this edge-of-your-seat debut novel about Lily Wong; a modern-day female ninja, dedicated to rescuing women from abusive relationships while trying to hide the truth about her real life from her overprotective family.

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 who is already disappointed in her daughter’s less than feminine ways, and who would be horrified to know 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.

⭐  Anthony Awards Finalist Best First Novel

⭐  Lefty Award Finalist Best Debut Mystery

⭐  Macavity Award Finalist Best First Mystery

⭐  Authors on the Air 2019 Thriller Book of the Year

⭐  Named “One of the Best Mysteries of 2019” by The South Florida Sun Sentinel

“Eldridge’s debut thriller introduces readers to a heroine for the #MeToo era… 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 Review)

“Eldridge’s wild ride of a first novel marries Kill Bill with Killing Eve..expertly mines both domestic suspense and action thriller.”
—Publishers Weekly

“This novel explodes on every page. An off-the-charts thrilling debut.”
—Los Angeles Review of Books

“Tough, snarky, and grudgingly vulnerable, Lily Wong is an irresistible heroine set perfectly against a quirky millennial L.A. backdrop.”
—BookList

“The story of a modern-day ninja warrior following the code of the #MeToo movement, The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge is as impactful as a throwing star.”
—Criminal Element

“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.”
―Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen

“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.”
―Bestselling author J.T. Ellison

“Lily Wong 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. 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!”
–Bestselling author Karen Dionne

“Eldridge’s stunningly ambitious debut juggles sub-plots as deftly as it does cultures. As beautifully realized as it is emotionally wrought, THE NINJA DAUGHTER is both striking in its originality and shattering in its ultimate impact.”
―Bestselling author Jon Land

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

“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.”
―Bestselling author Rachel Howzell Hall

“In THE NINJA DAUGHTER, Tori Eldridge serves up a full platter of thrills, featuring an intriguing cross-cultural vigilante with strong ties to her family and a complex and equally compelling assassin as her deadly foil. I hope she brings both back soon.”
–Bestselling author F. Paul Wilson

“An exhilarating thrill ride! Lily Wong is a champion to the underdog―smart, brave, and a powerful force to reckon with. I loved her!”
―Bestselling author Liv Constantine

“THE NINJA DAUGHTER’s unrelenting action take readers on a non-stop thrill ride. Eldridge combines the honor and discipline of Eastern morays with the cynicism and justice-seeking drive of Western lore to create a spellbinding character, Lily Wong. You’ll want this ninja on your side.”
―Bestselling author K.J. Howe

“Tori Eldridge reinvents Mickey Spillane toughness in THE NINJA DAUGHTER. A Thoroughly enjoyable romp with the new literary ball of ninja thunder.”
―Award-winning author Weston Ochse

“You’ve never read anything like THE NINJA DAUGHTER before. And the author, Tori Eldridge, is more than qualified to tell the story. A long-time practitioner of martial arts herself, she brings credibility and accuracy to the character of Lily – with just enough artistic license to keep things fun and rollicking.”
―Jack Hoban, Subject Matter Expert for the U.S. Marine Corp Martial Arts Program and 10th degree black belt in Ninjutsu.