Fiercely powerful short fiction about the darkest aspects of human nature, from the acclaimed author of Tender is the Flesh

‘Bazterrica’s writing is ferocious; she has vision and intent. When you least expect it, her narrative hits her target, and leaves you trembling’ Samanta Schweblin, author of Fever Dream

In these tense, macabre stories, bodies fall from the sky, perfect nails conceal grisly secrets and violence pulses behind gleaming façades. From hellish visions to obsessive relationships, acclaimed author Agustina Bazterrica takes us to the dark heart of human desires and fears.

Shocking, brutal, yet glinting with sharp humour, Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird is a breathtaking dive into human monstrousness from a master of contemporary horror.

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READER REVIEWS

‘Some very unhinged, sometimes darkly funny, repulsive, disturbing, horrifying, chilling, haunting and weird stories!’
‘As expected of the author of a book as hauntingly visceral as Tender is the Flesh, this collection sticks to your brain, takes hold of your stomach and rattles it to the very core’
‘This collection of short horror stories keeps you on the edge of your seat constantly’
‘So unhinged and horrifying but I could not stop reading, I devoured this book’
‘Compulsive and haunting little gems of delicious grotesquery - loved this!’