The Fox Woman

Some people think that we foxes are like ghosts because we don't stay in one place, but that's far from the truth. We're living creatures, just like you, but usually better-looking...

Manchuria, 1908.
In the final years of the declining Qing Empire, a courtesan was found frozen to death in front of a doorway. Her death is shrouded in rumors of foxes, which are believed to lure people by transforming into beautiful women and men. Bao, a detective with an extraordinary ability to uncover the truth, is hired to reveal the dead woman’s identity. Ever since she was a child, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods, but they have remained a mystery—perhaps until now.

Meanwhile, a family that owns a well-known shop selling Chinese medicines—which can cure all illnesses—cannot escape the curse that haunts them: their eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthday. When an exceptionally attractive maid named Snow enters their home, the family’s luck seems to change—or does it?

Snow is a creature with many secrets, but above all, she is a mother seeking revenge for the loss of her child. In pursuit of the killer, she will follow his trail from Northern China to Japan, and Bao sets out on the same trail as well. As they navigate the myths and misconceptions surrounding fox spirits, both Snow and Bao will encounter old friends and new enemies, while the deaths continue.

Bestselling author Yangsi Chu brilliantly explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their thrilling encounters. Epic in scope and filled with unique, unforgettable characters, *The Fox Woman* is a stunning novel about love and second chances, the depths of a mother’s love, and ancient tales that may just be true.