Men are turning up dead in the once tranquil city of Kyoto, and one woman is at the center of it all.
She’s lost her mother and her memory. And if she fails to escape… she’ll lose herself.
Meiko Wright wants nothing to do with the mother who abandoned her nine years ago. Spending a year in Tokyo, where her mother lives, won’t change that fact. But when she takes a nasty fall in a Shinto temple, she wakes with no memory of her mother… or anything of her past life. Without any idea who she is, she must rely on the kindness of a local priest who offers to help her as best he can. When the amnesiac Meiko wakes with a strange suspicion that something isn’t right, she vows to escape from a bond she doesn’t truly understand.
After years apart, Meiko’s mother Chieko is determined to make up for lost time. But when her daughter mysteriously disappears, Chieko promises she won’t lose her again. Along the trail of clues, the detectives working Meiko’s case discover a pair of suicides linked by a strange seductress and matching fox tattoos. Afraid her daughter may be next, Chieko visits a local shaman who tells her dark spirits could make her attempt for a rescue impossible.
With time running out, Meiko and her family must uncover the mystery of her mental captivity before she loses herself and her only way home forever.
SPIRIT OF THE FOX is a cerebral mystery novel at the intersection of science, spirituality, and folklore.
PRAISE FOR SPIRIT OF THE FOX
“…a gripping, culturally immersed mystery.”—Foreword Reviews
“As this story pitting myth against reality unwinds, murder, suicide, deceit and Meiko’s clever grandmother conspire to make it an indelible page-turner.” – Blueink Review
SPIRIT OF THE FOX is available on Amazon in paperback and e-book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996669361/
About the Author
I’m not exactly sure when I decided to become a novelist, but I have always loved fiction. I’m sort of a plodder when it comes to reading (and writing as well). I enjoy lingering on the dialogue, the descriptions, the scene and setting. While my tastes are pretty eclectic, I am definitely drawn to books that push the limits of reality.
Almost ten years ago I got the idea for The Painter of Time, my debut novel. Then, of course, it was just a concept that needed a lot of fleshing out. It meant a lot of research on art history and art restoration, neither of which I had any formal training or experience. But I love doing research and learning new things so it was a natural fit. What I didn’t realize is how hard it is to actually write a good novel. There’s much more involved in the actual craft of writing that I ever expected.
To learn more about Matthew O’Connell, visit www.matthewoconnellauthor.com