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In this sly and dazzling contemporary fantasy the most notorious ninetailed fox in Korea pairs up with a trickster godturneddetective to track down a wrathful demonbefore it can destroy the mortal world

Enchanting fantasy With an intoxicating mix of action mystery and deliciously angsty romance this reads like the most bingeable KdramaPublishers Weekly starred review

Kim Hani has retired from a life of devouring souls She is simply put too full Once known as the infamous Scarlet Fox she now spends her days working in a coffee shop and annoying a particularly irritating if unfairly handsome trickster god as often as she can

That god is Seokga the Fallen Exiled from the heavenly kingdom of Okhwang he now begrudgingly resides in the mortal realm working toward his redemption and suffering through his interactions with the particularly infuriating if sneakily charming gumiho barista at his favorite caf

But when a powerful demon escapes from the underworld and threatens to end all of humanity Okhwangs emperor offers Seokga an enticing bargain Kill this rogue creature as well as the legendary and elusive Scarlet Fox and he will be reinstated as a god Hani however has no intention of being caught Seokga might be a trickster god but she has a trick of her own that hell never see coming teaming up As Seokgas assistant Hani will undermine and sabotage his investigation right under his overly pointy nose Sure shell help him kill the demon but she certainly wont allow him to uncover her secret identity while theyre at it

As the bickering partners track their case down a path of mayhem and violence the god and the gumiho find themselves inescapably drawn to each other But will the unlikely couple stand together to prevent the apocalypse or will they let their secrets tear themand the worldapart