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Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Tropes
Synopsis
An obsession with an immortal serial killer entangles a vampire hunter’s daughter in a sapphic romance in this enthralling gothic fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lucy Undying. “Grisly and electrifying, innovating and moving . . . Kiersten White never misses.”—Allison Saft, author of A Dark and Drowning Tide Anneke has a complicated relationship with her father, Abraham Van Helsing—doctor, scientist, and madman devoted to the study of vampires—until the night she comes home to find him murdered, with a surreally beautiful woman looming over his body. A woman who leaves no trace behind, other than the dreams and nightmares that now plague Anneke every night. Spurred by her desire for vengeance and armed with the latest forensic and investigatory techniques, Anneke puts together a team of detectives to catch this mysterious serial killer. Because her father isn’t the only inexplicable dead body. There’s a trail of victims across Europe, and Anneke is certain they’re all connected. But during the years spent relentlessly hunting the killer, Anneke keeps crucial evidence to herself: infuriatingly coy letters, addressed only to her, occasionally soaked in blood, and always signed Diavola . The closer Anneke gets to her devil, though, the less sense the world makes. Maybe her father wasn’t a madman after all. Diavola might be something much worse than a serial killer . . . and much harder to destroy. Yet as Anneke unearths more of Diavola’s tragic past, she suspects there’s still a heart somewhere in that undead body. A heart that beats for Anneke alone.
The Fox and the Devil: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This gothic vampire novel contains serial murders, father's violent death, obsessive pursuit across Europe, blood-soaked letters, and a sapphic romance between hunter and undead killer with moderate sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, moderate sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include murder, death of parent, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers will be drawn to the dark cat-and-mouse game between a vengeful vampire hunter's daughter and the immortal woman who murdered her father.