Bat Eater: Sharp, witty, GORY

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 LAROCCACora 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