The Girl with a Thousand Faces
- Author Sunyi Dean
- Narrator Natalie Naudus
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 7 May 2026
- Run Time 10 hours and 40 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Dark fantasy, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Speculative fiction, Urban fantasy.
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What to expect
A haunting dark urban fantasy set in historical Hong Kong, where ancient myths and local legends combine in a story of ghosts, grief and women who will not forgive.
‘Bound to be an immediate classic’ – Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller
‘Will tear out your heart and heal it in the same breath’ – Eliza Chan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Fathomfolk
‘Richly imagined and transportive’ – Olivie Blake, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six
‘A haunting story of loneliness, love and loss’ – Gareth Brown, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book of Doors
Mercy Chan is a triad exorcist with a mysterious past. After washing up on the shores of Hong Kong with no memory during World War II, she found a home in Kowloon Walled City, an infamous, ghost-infested slum full of lost and traumatised civilians. Since the war ended, Mercy has rebuilt her life and found work as a ghost-talker for the local triad, dealing with the angry and bitter spirits who haunt this place.
But the past she can’t remember won’t let her go. An unusually powerful ghost lurks in Kowloon’s waterways, drowning innocents and threatening the district. Unnervingly, it claims to know Mercy – and her forgotten childhood.
As Mercy is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with this malignant spirit, she begins to realise that the monster she fights within these walls may well be one of her own making.
Critics Review
‘Sunyi Dean is a master of the art of storytelling… Part underworld crime investigation, part love letter to Kowloon, part heartbreak and myth, Dean’s book is bound to be an immediate classic.’ Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller
n‘Will tear out your heart and heal it in the same breath. Combining the very real horrors of Hong Kong’s occupation with one family’s female rage and trauma, the story twists and turns with as many faces as the eponymous girl herself.’ Eliza Chan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Fathomfolk
n‘This book has everything – it is a mystery, a war story, a tragedy, but more than anything it is a haunting story of loneliness, love and loss… Confirms Sunyi Dean as one of the most interesting voices in genre fiction.’ Gareth Brown, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book of Doors
n‘Dean's storytelling is gripping and sure, her characters complex and cathartically vengeful, her worlds richly imagined and transportive… beautifully examines the nature of grief, rage, and all that must be put to rest in order to truly live.’ Olivie Blake, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six
n‘Astonishing and clever, unfolding in layers that cross time and space and identities. Dean has crafted a tale that explores—with wisdom and empathy—the devastating effects of conflict and the ghosts it leaves behind.’ Andrea Stewart, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Drowning Empire series
n’A skillfully woven narrative filled with vengeful ghosts, grief, and intergenerational trauma. Dean's atmospheric writing takes you deep into the shadows of the walled city, daring you to find a way out.’ Monika Kim, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Eyes Are the Best Part
n‘A heart-rending ghost story that masterfully examines the brutalities of trauma and war. This story held me in its spectral thrall and I can’t recommend it enough. An absolute must-read!’ Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching and An Academy for Liars
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