The Fox and the Devil, Kiersten White
The Fox and the Devil, Kiersten White
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The Fox and the Devil

Author: Kiersten White

Narrator: Fiona Hardingham, Barrie Kreinik, Alex Sarrigeorgiou

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/10/2026

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Lgbtq+


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.

About Kiersten White

Kiersten White is the New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning, and critically acclaimed author of many books, including The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, the And I Darken trilogy, the Slayer series, the Camelot Rising trilogy, and her adult debut, Hide. White lives with her family in San Diego, where they obsessively care for their deeply ambivalent tortoise, Kimberly.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maeghan 🦋 on January 18, 2026

Huge thanks to NetGalley & the publishers for a chance to review this arc!! I don’t know what I was expecting with the summary but it definitely wasn’t what was delivered. The concept was intriguing but the execution ultimately fell flat. Let’s start with the positives. The late 1890s dark Victorian......more

Goodreads review by ❁lilith❁ on March 10, 2026

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for access to this eARC! All thoughts are my own. ____________ I was excited to see that this is from the same author as Lucy Undying (even if it is still just sitting on my shelf, unread) and The Fox and the Devil has made me even more excited to read LU. This was......more

Goodreads review by Booksblabbering || Cait❣️ on November 18, 2025

Amsterdam, 1895. The daughter of Abraham Van Helsing (Dracula fans…) is tracking down her father’s murderer, a woman, a devil, haunting her dreams and waking hours. When a string of murders have a grisly connection, Anneke pursues crime scene and forensic detective work to track down the woman taunt......more

Goodreads review by thevampireslibrary on March 10, 2026

THE FOX AND THE DEVIL is a deliciously mysterious gothic vampire story that I absolutely devoured (duh 🧛🏻‍♀️) it felt like Killing Eve but make it *gothic and vampires* ADORED IT......more

Goodreads review by °❀⋆.monica ೃ࿔*:・ on March 07, 2026

3.5/5 rtc......more


Quotes

“Grisly and electrifying, innovative and moving . . . The Fox and The Devil is both a tale of obsession, guilt, and serial murder—and a love story between two women dragging each other toward the light. Kiersten White never misses.”—Allison Saft, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Dark and Drowning Tide

“Delicious and immersive . . . Anneke is a heroine of wit, courage and imagination, and she leads us through an intricate gothic mystery in a richly imagined past.”—Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“Deeply immersive . . . From each exquisite murder to each obsessive encounter, The Fox and the Devil is as mesmerizing as its otherworldly characters.”—Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings

“Utterly captivating! Kiersten White just keeps getting better with every new release. I couldn’t get enough!”—Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling author of Electric Idol

“Unholy, exquisite, and utterly hypnotic, The Fox and the Devil prowls through the darkest reaches of the human heart with lyrical menace. This velvet-dark fever dream drips with dread and beauty, its monsters rendered with aching elegance. Anneke and Diavola’s twisted bond unfurls like a blood-stained ribbon—lush, terrifying, and impossible to turn away from. A decadent, shadow-crowned masterpiece: haunting, brutal, and breathtaking.”—Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro author of Bochica

“Horror’s most versatile author strikes gold once again with The Fox and the Devil, a chilling twist on classic detective stories that propels readers through a macabre, kaleidoscopic tour of fin de siècle Europe. I fell completely under the sway of these indelible characters.”—Jennifer Thorne, author of Diavola

“White (Lucy Undying) writes another fantastic twist on vampire/revenant mythology with this book that offers a sapphic romance and tidily pulls the next generation of Van Helsings into the story. Grim and gruesome, this novel isn’t for the faint of heart, but it is an excellent read.”—Library Journal, starred review

“Horror and romance lovers alike will find much to enjoy—as long as they have strong stomachs.”Publishers Weekly, starred review

“This fun, frightening mystery features a sapphic obsessive romance for fans of V. E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (2020) as well for fans of historical fantasy that takes place at the turn of the century culminating in the 1900 World’s Fair.”Booklist