The Butcher Game by Alaina Urquhart

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.

La primera novela de Alaina Urquhart, técnica de autopsias y creadora de Morbid, el pódcast de true crime más escuchado del mundo. Desde las profundidades de las marismas de Luisiana, un asesino en serie aficionado a la experimentación médica está completando su proyecto más ambicioso: tras marcarlas de forma macabra, sus víctimas no cesan de aumentar y no hay pistas que seguir. Los medios lo apodan «el carnicero del pantano» y, hasta ahora, nadie ha podido atraparlo. Con su conocimiento enciclopédico de las mentes más oscuras y años de experiencia en la práctica de autopsias, la patóloga forense Wren Muller es la mejor en su campo. Con cada nuevo cuerpo que llega a su morgue, más crece su obsesión por de dar con el carnicero y llevarlo ante la justicia. Con la inestimable ayuda del inspector Louis Leroux, ambos se embarcarán en una compleja investigación que los llevará hasta límites insospechados, sobre todo cuando el caso se transforme en algo mucho más personal. «Urquhart ha escrito un thriller muy explícito, sin caer en lo morboso. Un fantástico arranque de serie.» The New York Times «Como lector querrás cerrar los ojos, pero la lucha entre el asesino y la patóloga forense te lo impedirá. Totalmente fascinante.» Daily Mail «La novela más intensa que leerás en mucho tiempo.» Barnes & Noble ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A thrilling debut told from the dueling perspectives of a notorious serial killer and the medical examiner following his trail of victims. 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. Macabre markings, a string of seemingly never-ending victims, and not a single clue. 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. Soon, with the help of inspector Louis Leroux, she will be entangled in a complex investigation that will take them into uncharted territory, especially as the case turns personal

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 encyclopaedic knowledge of humanity’s darkest minds, and years of experience examining victims, forensic pathologist Dr Wren Muller is the best there is. And yet, The Butcher continues to elude her. As body after body piles up, Wren’s obsession grows. And her enemy becomes more brazen. How far is Wren willing to go to draw the Butcher into the light . . .?