China Book Club: 'The Fox Wife' by Yangsze Choo

In Manchuria at the start of the twentieth century, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead woman's identity. Bao has long been fascinated with fox gods, who are alleged to lure people to their deaths by transforming into beautiful lovers.

The fox-like Snow is seeking vengeance for her murdered child. Hunting a killer, she will follow the trail across the sea to Japan, while the world-weary Bao follows. Navigating the myths of fox spirits, death follows Snow and Bao at every step of their journey.