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\nSummary provided by the publisher:
\n"Ma nchuria\, 1908. In the last years of the dying Qing Empire\, a courtesan i s found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes\, whi ch are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful w omen and handsome men. Bao\, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth\, is hired to uncover the dead woman&rsquo\;s identity. Sinc e childhood\, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods\, yet they&rsquo\;ve remained tantalizingly out of reach&mdash\;until\, perhaps\, now. Meanwhil e\, a family who owns a famous Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments but can&rsquo\;t escape the curse that afflicts them&mdash\;their eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays. When a disruptively winsome ser vant named Snow enters their household\, the family&rsquo\;s luck seems to change&mdash\;or does it? Snow is a creature of many secrets\, but most o f all she&rsquo\;s a mother seeking vengeance for her lost child. Hunting a murderer\, she will follow the trail from northern China to Japan\, whil e Bao follows doggedly behind. Navigating the myths and misconceptions of fox spirits\, both Snow and Bao will encounter old friends and new foes\, even as more deaths occur."
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