The Butcher and the Wren
A Novel
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4.3 • 27 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the co-host of chart-topping true crime podcast Morbid, a thrilling debut novel told from the dueling perspectives of anotorious serial killer and the medical examiner following where his trail of victims leads
Something dark is lurking in the Louisiana bayou: a methodical killer with a penchant for medical experimentation is hard at work completing his most harrowing crime yet, taunting the authorities who desperately try to catch up.
But forensic pathologist Dr. Wren Muller is the best there is. Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of historical crimes, and years of experience working in the Medical Examiner’s office, she’s never encountered a case she couldn’t solve. Until now. Case after case is piling up on Wren’s examination table, and soon she is sucked into an all-consuming cat-and-mouse chase with a brutal murderer getting more brazen by the day.
An addictive read with straight-from-the-morgue details only an autopsy technician could provide, The Butcher and the Wren promises to ensnare all who enter.
Customer Reviews
Loved every page!
Words cannot describe how gripping this tale was and I cannot wait to start the second book tomorrow! Love the podcast but wow this was incredible!
Excellent
Thrilling. Alaina’s words effortlessly paint each scene encircling the reader planting him or her in the scene moment by moment. As a surgeon & as an awesome bonus to palpably experiencing the humidity of the bayou, the pulsating terror, the tingling of fear of the read, I appreciate the accurate biology & science interwoven throughout. Onward to book #2… BJ Ryan ~
So good!
I love Alaina and the Morbid podcast and decided to give the book a try! I’ve already bought the second one and starting on it! Can’t wait to finish what’s been written of the series!