Bat Eater

'WOW. This book is now burned into my brain for so many reasons! I don't recommend you read right before you go to sleep . . .'

'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

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BOOKLIST

'Gory'

PAUL TREMBLAY

'

Bat Eater

will swoop in like a bat out of hell, swallow you whole and leave no crumbs'

ALICE SLATER

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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.

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JAPANESE GOTHIC

'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