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Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

By: Kylie Lee Baker
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
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"A compelling, gory, ghostly romp."
—Paul Tremblay,
New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie

"This is what it felt like to live in New York City during lockdown: haunted, absurd, terrifying, ridiculous, and full of hungry ghosts."
—Grady Hendrix,
New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House

In this explosive horror novel, a woman is haunted by inner trauma, hungry ghosts, and a serial killer as she confronts the brutal violence experienced by East Asians during the pandemic.

Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown. But none of that seems so terrible when she’s already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister, Delilah, being pushed in front of a train.

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

So the bloody messes don’t really bother Cora—she’s more bothered by the germs on the subway railing, the bare hands of a stranger, the hidden viruses in every corner, and the bite marks on her coffee table. Of course, ever since Delilah was killed in front of her, Cora can’t be sure what's real and what’s in her head.

She pushes away all feelings and ignores the advice of her aunt to prepare for the Hungry Ghost Festival, when the gates of hell open. But she can't ignore the dread in her stomach as she keeps finding bat carcasses at crime scenes, or the scary fact that all her recent cleanups have been the bodies of East Asian women.

As Cora will soon learn, you can’t just ignore hungry ghosts.

For fans of Stephen Graham Jones and Gretchen Felker-Martin, Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is a wildly original, darkly humorous, and subversive contemporary novel from a striking new voice in horror.

©2025 Kylie Lee Baker (P)2025 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
Fairy Tales Fantasy Ghosts Horror Supernatural Thriller & Suspense United States World Literature Haunted Scary Exciting Witty
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I enjoyed this novel. It brought back memories of Covid times
And disheartening reality of all the unnecessary hate & racism to this day.

Heavy, scary & great!

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There are not enough words to describe how this book made me feel. All I can say is this book is a masterpiece that everyone should read.

My FAVORITE 2025 release to date!

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“Bat Eater and the other names for Cora Zeng” merges moments of real human fear and an amazingly gory horror that seamlessly integrate through the use of chinese folklore and real world social issues. Definitely recommend giving it a listen!

Lovable characters, social issues, and GORE

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