{"product_id":"bat-eater-and-other-names-for-cora-zeng-a-horror-mystery-of-a-chinese-american-crime-scene-cleaner-serial-killers-and-hungry-ghosts","title":"Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng: A Horror Mystery of a Chinese American Crime Scene Cleaner, Serial Killers and Hungry Ghosts","description":"New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2025\nGoodreads Choice Award Finalist for Horror\nUSA TODAY Best Books of 2025\nLibrary Journal Best Books of 2025\nSpotify Best Horror Books of 2025\nKobo Best Horror Books of 2025\nBook Riot Best Books of 2025\nLos Angeles Public Library Best Fiction of 2025\nGoogle Play Best Horror Novel of 2025\n\n\"A compelling, gory, ghostly romp.\"\n—Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie\n\n\"This is what it felt like to live in New York City during lockdown: haunted, absurd, terrifying, ridiculous, and full of hungry ghosts.\"\n—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House\n\nIn 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.\n\nCora 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.\n\nBefore fleeing the scene, the murderer shouted two words: bat eater.\n\nSo 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.\n\nShe 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.\n\nAs Cora will soon learn, you can’t just ignore hungry ghosts.\n\nFor 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.\n\nFor readers who love: Monika Kim, Stephen Graham Jones, and Grady Hendrix Terrifying, gory horror with heart and dark humor Ghost stories and mythology Crime novels Themes of friendship and family Horror that highlights social issues\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0778368459\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0778368459.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Baker, Kylie Lee\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41449894412346,"sku":"DBV.0778368459.VG","price":18.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0778368459-0.jpg?v=1780901145","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/bat-eater-and-other-names-for-cora-zeng-a-horror-mystery-of-a-chinese-american-crime-scene-cleaner-serial-killers-and-hungry-ghosts","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}