The Butcher and the Wren

byAlaina Urquhart, Joe Knezevich (Read by), Sophie Amoss (Read by)

A chilling debut thriller from the co-host of chart-topping true crime podcast MORBID

In the Louisiana bayou, a methodical killer with a taste for medical experimentation is hard at work completing his most harrowing crime yet, taunting the authorities who desperately try to catch up.

Forensic pathologist Dr. Wren Muller is the best there is. Armed with an encyclopaedic knowledge of historical crimes and years of experience, she's never encountered a case she couldn't solve.

Until now.

As case after case lands on Wren's examination table, she is sucked into an all-consuming cat-and-mouse chase?- on the tail of a brutal murderer, getting more brazen by the day...
Alaina Urquhart's debut novel is incredibly accomplished. Set deep in Louisiana, you can almost feel the heat and humidity. A grisly serial killer, a tenacious medical examiner, and a few amazing twists make this a searing, unputdownable book
Samantha Downing, Sunday Times Bestselling Author

About Alaina Urquhart

Alaina Urquhart is the science-loving co-host of the chart-topping show Morbid: A True Crime Podcast. As an autopsy technician by trade, she offers a unique perspective from deep inside the morgue. Alaina hails from Boston, where she lives with her wonderful husband, John, their three amazing daughters, and a ghost Puggle named Bailey. She is about 75 percent coffee, and truly believes she and Agent Clarice Starling could be friends.

Before writing her first psychological horror novel, she received degrees in criminal justice, psychology, and biology. When she isn't hosting Morbid, she hosts the Parcast original show Crime Countdown, and a horror movie podcast called Scream!. Her days are usually spent either recording or eviscerating. The way she sees it, when she hangs up her microphone for the day, it's time to let the dead speak.
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781405955126
  • Length: 383 minutes
  • Price: £13.00
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