Bat Eater

? 'Haunted, absurd, terrifying, ridiculous, and full of hungry ghosts. This book shook me in all the best ways' GRADY HENDRIX ? ? 'Essential reading from a new voice in horror' BOOKLIST ? ? 'Gory' PAUL TREMBLAY ? ? 'Bat Eater will swoop in like a bat out of hell, swallow you whole and leave no crumbs' ALICE SLATER ? ? 'Easily one of the most exciting and unique books I've read in years' ERIC LAROCCA ? Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner. But the bloody messes don't bother her, not when she's already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister being pushed in front of a train. But the killer was never caught, and Cora is still haunted by his last words: bat eater. These days, nobody can reach Cora: not her aunt who wants her to prepare for the Hungry Ghost Festival, not her weird colleagues, and especially not the slack-jawed shadow lurking around her doorframe. After all, it can't be real - can it? After a series of unexplained killings in Chinatown, Cora believes that someone might be targeting East Asian women, and something might be targeting Cora herself. Soon, she will learn . . . you can't just ignore hungry ghosts. ? 'A profound reminder of the true horrors that lurk in the world' TORI BOVALINO ? ? 'A serial killer mystery and a heartbreaking portrayal of grief' KIRSTY LOGAN ? ? 'This book dug its claws into me and would not let go' LING LING HUANG ? ? 'Body horror and female rage fiction combine in a powerful novel that will leave you quaking' ALMA KATSU ? ? 'A poignant, searing portrait of the hostility and violence that plagued pandemic-era NYC' VERONICA G. HENRY ? BAT EATER WAS A NUMBER 4 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WEEK ENDING 09/02/2025