{"product_id":"9781399729826-bat-eater","title":"Bat Eater","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSharp, witty, GORY: The addictive Sunday Times bestselling social horror-thriller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBAT EATER follows a biracial woman haunted by both her own inner trauma and hungry ghosts as she's entangled in a series of murders in NYC's Chinatown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Kylie Lee Baker comes a sharp and propulsive horror thriller, perfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShe is a Haunting.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gory' PAUL TREMBLAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBat Eater\u003c\/i\u003e will swoop in like a bat out of hell, swallow you whole and leave no crumbs' Alice Slater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCora 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore fleeing the scene, the murderer whispered two words: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebat eater\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonths 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCora 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoon Cora will learn, you can't just ignore hungry ghosts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eBAT EATER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A profound reminder of the true horrors that lurk in the world'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTori Bovalino\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Throat an Open Grave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A serial killer mystery and a heartbreaking portrayal of grief'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirsty Logan\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThings We Say in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book dug its claws into me and would not let go'\u003cbr\u003eLing Ling Huang\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eNatural Beauty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBody horror and female rage fiction combine in a powerful novel that will leave you quaking'\u003cbr\u003eAlma Katsu\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fervor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A poignant, searing portrait of the hostility and violence that plagued pandemic-era NYC'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeronica G. Henry\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Canopy Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is easily one of the most exciting and unique books I've read in years'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric LaRocca\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThings Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563243290998,"sku":"9781399729826","price":14.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34007092.jpg?v=1753428020","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399729826-bat-eater","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}