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Teenage Jake Lefkovitz visits the Amazonian jungle, where his scientist father is studying bats. When a giant bat terrorizes the research camp, killing several workers and severely injuring Dr. Lefkovitz, Jake faces down the animal in a fight to the death. Despite cardboard characterizations and a predictable plot, the novel's tight focus and many gory scenes will draw horror fiction fans.