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The Butcher and the Wren

By: Alaina Urquhart
Narrated by: Joe Knezevich, Sophie Amoss
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The chilling serial killer thriller from the co-host of chart-topping podcast Morbid.

Wren was never afraid of the dark.

Until she learnt that some monsters are real...

In deep Louisiana, a serial killer with a taste for medical experimentation is completing his most ambitious project yet. The media call him 'The Butcher'—and, so far, he's proved impossible to catch.

With her encyclopedic knowledge of humanity's darkest minds, and years of experience examining their victims, forensic pathologist Dr Wren Muller is the best there is. The longer the Butcher's killing spree continues, the more determined she is to bring him to justice. And yet, he continues to elude her.

As body after body pile up on Wren's examination table, her obsession grows. Pressure to put an end to the slaughter mounts. And her enemy becomes more brazen.

How far is Wren willing to go to draw the Butcher into the light?

An addictive listen with straight-from-the-morgue details only an autopsy technician could provide, The Butcher and the Wren promises to ensnare all who enter.

©2022 Alaina Urquhart (P)2022 Penguin Audio Crime Fiction Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Detective Crime Murder Exciting

Critic Reviews

"Can a medical examiner outsmart a serial killer? The Butcher and the Wren will keep you waiting for an answer until the last bloody page. Prepare to be disturbed. A deliciously dark debut." (Rea Frey, bestselling author for Not Her Daughter and Secrets of Our House)
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Great and easy listen.
Highly recommended.
Detailed crime, some parts gruesome. Told by 2 different people

Great and easy listen.

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Fellow morbid listener here, this book delivered on everything I expected from Alaina (being an autopsy tech and detail oriented person). It was a great read finished in a day without pausing. I thought I knew the twist when it turned out to be something else entirely. Can’t wait for the encore!

Captivating read

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It was so engaging and fun! I bought the second book as soon as this finished haha

Broke my 12 year readi hiatus with this

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What else is there to say?! Read this book! It will not disappoint. Incredible story line, well developed characters, loved this read

Wow

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As a Morbid listener, I had high hopes - and I was not disappointed! Absolutely loved it & listened to it all within a day!

Couldn't stop listening!

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