Bat Eater

WINNER OF THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2025

? 'Haunted, absurd, terrifying, ridiculous' GRADY HENDRIX ?
? 'Essential reading from a new voice in horror*' BOOKLIST* ?
? 'Gory' PAUL TREMBLAY ?
? **'**Swallows you whole and leaves no crumbs' ALICE SLATER ?
? **'**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.

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 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