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The Fox's Lament: A Tale of Shadows and Secrets
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Ongoing, First published Sep 13
In a secluded village during Japan's Edo period, a brutal murder near an ancient shrine sparks rumors of a vengeful kitsune spirit. Takahiro, a samurai tasked with solving the crime, is drawn into a web of dark secrets tied to Akiko, a mysterious woman burdened by a tragic past. As the truth unravels, Takahiro discovers that the murders are linked to a centuries-old betrayal-and a curse that refuses to die. Torn between duty and compassion, Takahiro must decide whether to expose the truth or protect the one he's come to care for. A haunting mystery of love, vengeance, and a bittersweet fate.
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The Western Fox Chronicles Book I: The Crimson Lotus Murder

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Edo, 1714. In the pleasure district of Yoshiwara, the scent of incense and blood mingle beneath the paper lanterns. A string of high-ranking samurai are found dead in their chambers-each with a crimson lotus placed on their chest, each death staged to look like seppuku. Whispers spread that the spirits of the courtesans they once wronged have returned for vengeance. The city's magistrates call it divine punishment. But when a terrified widow begs for help, one man listens not to the ghosts-but to the silence between their cries. Augustin "Aki" Maruyama, the foreign-born investigator known as The Western Fox, is drawn into a labyrinth of deceit, love, and obsession. His sharp deductions clash with Edo's fear of the supernatural as he pursues the truth through teahouse corridors and mist-shrouded canals. Beside him walks Yamagata Tokujirō, a reformed thief with a grin too wide for the shadows they tread. Together they uncover a story older and crueler than vengeance-a tale of betrayal woven in silk, sealed in blood, and whispered by a spirit who refuses to rest. As Aki faces his first true case in Edo, he begins to see that reason alone cannot explain the darkness within men-or the ghosts they create.