Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author and cohost of chart-topping true crime podcast Morbid comes the thrilling book two in her national bestselling series, told from the dueling perspectives of a notorious serial killer and a medical examiner seeking justice.Destruction follows the ruthless serial killer, Jeremy Rose, the Bayou Butcher, as he heads north to evade capture for his horrific crimes. As he seeks safe harbor with a former friend, he remains focused on unfinished business with forensic pathologist Dr. Wren Muller, the only target who’s ever escaped him-twice. But not this time. He’s determined to make Wren suffer, and he’s promised to make her play by his own twisted rules.Still in shock over the harrowing encounter with her old nemesis, Wren is on forced medical leave in New Orleans, attempting to mend the deep scars of her traumatic past. But with growing evidence that Jeremy is leaving a fresh trail of mutilated victims across Massachusetts, Wren realizes the best way to heal is to renew her pursuit of this vicious killer. She sets her sights on Jeremy, only to discover that she may have walked directly into his trap. As their twisted cat-and-mouse game rachets up to a violent clash of good versus evil, Wren prepares to sacrifice everything to bring Jeremy to justice.With intense true-to-life details from autopsy technician and Morbid podcast cohost, Alaina Urquhart, The Butcher Game is a gripping addition to the New York Times bestselling Dr. Wren Muller series.

About The Author

Alaina Urquhart is the New York Times bestselling author of THE BUTCHER AND THE WREN, which was published internationally in 20+ languages. Drawn to the spooky, haunting and fantastical at a young age, she’s thrilled to finally share all of the stories she has filed away with readers. When she isn’t writing, she is also the science-loving cohost of the chart-topping show Morbid. 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 husband John, who is the human of her dreams, along with their three magical daughters, two labs Blanche Devereaux and Sidney Prescott and a forever ghost Puggle named Bailey.

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