Bat Eater: Sharp, witty, GORY: The addictive social horror-thriller of 2025 from bestselling author of THE SCARLET ALCHEMIST

From Sunday Times bestselling author Kylie Lee Baker comes a sharp and propulsive horror thriller, perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic and She is a Haunting.

'Gory' PAUL TREMBLAY

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

Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown. 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.

Before fleeing the scene, the murderer whispered two words: bat eater.

Months pass, the killer is never caught, and Cora can barely keep herself together. She pushes away all feelings, disregards the bite marks that appear on her coffee table, and won't take her aunt's advice to prepare for the Hungry Ghost Festival, when the gates of hell open.

Cora tries to ignore the rising dread in her stomach, even when she and her weird co-workers begin finding bat carcasses at their crime scene clean-ups. But Cora can't ignore the fact that all their recent clean-ups have been the bodies of East Asian women.

Soon Cora will learn, you can't just ignore hungry ghosts.

PRAISE FOR BAT EATER

'A profound reminder of the true horrors that lurk in the world'
Tori Bovalino, author of My Throat an Open Grave

'A serial killer mystery and a heartbreaking portrayal of grief'
Kirsty Logan, author of Things We Say in the Dark

'This book dug its claws into me and would not let go'
Ling Ling Huang, author of Natural Beauty

'Body horror and female rage fiction combine in a powerful novel that will leave you quaking'
Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor

'A poignant, searing portrait of the hostility and violence that plagued pandemic-era NYC'
Veronica G. Henry, bestselling author of The Canopy Keepers

'This is easily one of the most exciting and unique books I've read in years'
Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke