{"product_id":"bat-eater","title":"Bat Eater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRE-ORDER KYLIE LEE BAKER'S NEXT ADDICTIVE HORROR \u003ci\u003eJAPANESE GOTHIC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Haunted, absurd, terrifying, ridiculous, and full of hungry ghosts. This book shook me in all the best ways' \u003cb\u003eGRADY HENDRIX\u003c\/b\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e 'Essential reading from a new voice in horror\u003ci\u003e' \u003cb\u003eBOOKLIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Gory' \u003cb\u003ePAUL TREMBLAY\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBat Eater\u003c\/i\u003e will swoop in like a bat out of hell, swallow you whole and leave no crumbs' \u003cb\u003eALICE SLATER\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eEasily one of the most exciting and unique books I've read in years' \u003cb\u003eERIC LAROCCA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCora 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the killer was never caught, and Cora is still haunted by his last words: bat eater.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a series of unexplained killings in Chinatown, Cora believes that someone might be targeting East Asian women, and something might be targeting Cora herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon, she will learn . . . you can't just ignore hungry ghosts.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A profound reminder of the true horrors that lurk in the world' \u003cb\u003eTORI BOVALINO \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A serial killer mystery and a heartbreaking portrayal of grief' \u003cb\u003eKIRSTY LOGAN \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'This book dug its claws into me and would not let go' \u003cb\u003eLING LING HUANG \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Body horror and female rage fiction combine in a powerful novel that will leave you quaking' \u003cb\u003eALMA KATSU \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A poignant, searing portrait of the hostility and violence that plagued pandemic-era NYC' \u003cb\u003eVERONICA G. HENRY \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBAT EATER WAS A NUMBER 4 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WEEK ENDING 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62597266899331,"sku":"9781399729833","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/8033\/3699\/files\/9781399729833.jpg?v=1789069410","url":"https:\/\/thebuddyhoodshop.co.uk\/products\/bat-eater","provider":"The Buddyhood Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}