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Manchuria, 1908. In the last years of the Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes, which are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and men. Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead woman's identity. A servant named Snow is a creature of many secrets, but most of all she's a mother seeking vengeance for her lost child. Hunting a murderer, she will follow the trail from northern China to Japan. Navigating the myths and misconceptions of fox spirits, Snow and Bao will encounter old friends and new foes, even as more deaths occur.