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Bat Eater

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內容簡介 「一本巧妙融合驚悚與超自然元素的社會批判小說。」在目睹親姊遭推落軌慘死後，魂不守舍的珂菈，腦中終日縈繞的是兇手衝著姊姊嘶吼的那句：噬蝙蝠者。新冠疫情肆虐的紐約，近來格外不平靜。珂菈作為一位命案現場清潔員，卻因姊姊的死，對身旁的一切：同事的關懷致電、姑母催促她置辦中元普渡的叨唸、命案現場一再出現的蝙蝠屍體，家中物品莫名出現啃咬的痕跡，她對這些全都置若罔聞。隨著命案數量開始攀升，中、美混血的珂菈這才意識到，近期的死者竟清一色是東亞女性；而家中除了詭異齒痕，更出現了駭人鬼影！餓鬼的糾纏究竟所為何來？在鬼門又將開啟之際，陰陽兩界似乎都沒有要放過珂菈的意思……BAT 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. Mexican Gothic meets She is a Haunting in this sharp novel that explores harsh social edges through the lens of the horror genre.'Essential reading from a new voice in horror' BOOKLIST'Gory' PAUL TREMBLAY'Bat Eater will swoop in like a bat out of hell, swallow you whole and leave no crumbs' ALICE SLATER'Easily one of the most exciting and unique books I've read in years' ERIC LAROCCACora 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.But the killer was never caught, and Cora is still haunted by his last words: bat eater.These 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?After a series of unexplained killings in Chinatown, Cora believes that someone might be targeting East Asian women, and something might be targeting Cora herself.Soon, she will learn . . . you can't just ignore hungry ghosts.

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作者介紹 Kylie Lee BakerKylie Lee Baker grew up in Boston and has since lived in Atlanta, Salamanca, and Seoul. Her work is informed by her heritage (Japanese, Chinese, & Irish) as well as her experiences living abroad as both a student and teacher. She has a BA in creative writing and Spanish from Emory University and is pursuing a master of library and information science degree at Simmons University. In her free time, she plays the cello, watches horror movies, and bakes too many cookies. The Keeper of Night is her debut novel.

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最佳賣點 : BAT 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

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