BAT EATER AND OTHER NAMES FOR CORA ZENG

Natalie Naudus embodies anxiety and fear of the supernatural with razor-sharp precision. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cora Zeng's sister, Delilah, is murdered in a hate crime: The killer shouts "bat eater" before pushing her in front of a train. Now Cora is a crime- scene cleaner, and she's noticed an increase in the unexplained murders of Asian women whose bodies are staged with bat corpses. Naudus voices Cora's obsessive thoughts as she navigates a world in which anyone could be her sister's killer. Then Delilah's restless ghost begins haunting Cora's apartment, and Cora worries she's spiraling into madness. Naudus's meticulous pacing and authentic depiction of Cora's fears will keep listeners deliciously on edge. A.K.R. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2025]