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Kylie Lee Baker

Bat Eater Paperback By Kylie Lee Baker

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Released: 8th January 2026. '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

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  • Details

    Released:
    8th January 2026
    Format:
    Book
    Barcode:
    9781399729833
  • Description

    '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
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