The Fox Hunt

A Novel

By: Caitlin Breeze

Narrated by: Maddy Lenny

Dive into the dark underbelly of England’s most ancient university, where behind closed doors a circle of privileged students enter into a dark pagan ritual—one that holds tantalizing power and comes at a terrible price.​

"Bury me with this book."—Victoria Lee, author of A Lesson in Vengeance

When practical, unassuming second-year student Emma Curran wins an exciting research fellowship, she is ushered into the glittering debauchery of the University elite. There, she falls for the devastating, aristocratic Jasper Balfour, leader of the all-male Turnbull Club: a shadowy secret society that has created centuries of Britain’s leaders, power brokers and history-makers.

One night, the Turnbulls propose a sinister little game: a fox hunt. The women run. The men chase. And Emma finds herself fleeing for her life through the streets, hunted by the boy she loves.

Torn from her ordinary life and trapped in a dangerous, otherworldly realm, Emma awakens transformed. No longer mortal, she's become something beastly. And now she must summon every ounce of cunning and ferocity to save herself.

"Feels like running full-tilt through a nighttime forest."—Emma Törzs, author of Ink Blood Sister Scribe

Critic reviews

“The Fox Hunt feels like running full-tilt through a nighttime forest. It winningly combines the darkness of old fairy tales with the glittering pleasures of secret societies, and is full of delights both anticipated and subversive. I thoroughly enjoyed it.”—Emma Törzs, author of Ink Blood Sister Scribe

"Bury me with this book. Caitlin Breeze's The Fox Hunt is a stunning debut that left me enthralled and reeling. Breeze's grasp of prose and atmosphere is unparalleled."—Victoria Lee, author of A Lesson in Vengeance

"Unsettling and lovely, fierce and strange, The Fox Hunt is a tale of transformation, power, and the secret worlds that lurk just out of sight of our own. A magical debut."—H.G. Parry, author of The Magician’s Daughter

"A propulsive, dark academia, coming-of-age fantasy about privilege and male power, and a battle cry to young women everywhere."—The Bookseller

Unable to put the book down

The further I read and listened to The Fox Hunt, the more I became engrossed in the story and eager to see where it led. Caitlin Breeze created a brilliantly fantastical journey for the reader with just the right amount of twists and turns, leaving us anxious to continue. Her portraiture of people, places and things was akin to looking at a beautiful painting but using poetic imagery. The narration was excellent and only enhanced what was on the page. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to more to come from this author.