The Rats book by James Herbert

It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures with their razor-sharp teeth and the taste for human blood began to be realised by a panic-stricken city. For millions of years man and rats had been natural enemies. But now for the first time - suddenly, shockingly, horribly - the balance of power had shifted... `The effectivenes of the gruesome set pieces and brilliant finale are all on its own' Sunday Times Published By Macmillan Pub Limited on 1974