'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.
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PRAISE FOR BAT EATER
'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
- ISBN10 1399729810
- ISBN13 9781399729819
- Publish Date 7 January 2025
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Hodder & Stoughton
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English