Hungry Ghosts (Hungry Ghosts #1)

On a dark, haunted night, a Russian oligarch dares a circle of international chefs to play the samurai game of 100 Candles - where each storyteller spins a terrifying tale of ghosts, demons and unspeakable beings - and prays to survive the challenge.

Inspired by the Japanese Edo period game of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, Hungry Ghosts reimagines the classic stories of yokai, yorei, and obake, all tainted with the common thread of food. First course: With bad consequence, a ramen chef refuses to help a beggar, and a band of pirates get more (and less) than they were bargaining for after their encounter with a drowning woman turns ghastly.