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The Butcher and the Wren by Sophie Amoss

The Butcher and the Wren

A Novel

Sophie Amoss, Joe Knezevich, Alaina Urquhart

Zando · Print & ebook · July 25, 2023

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.

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Who it’s for
For when you want a grim, fast-moving read with a serial-killer spine and thriller teeth.
Genres
Medical Thrillers, Suspense, Crime Fiction
Published
Zando, July 25, 2023

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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.

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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.

Hard-Edged Suspense

For when you want a grim, fast-moving read with a serial-killer spine and thriller teeth.

Come here for

  • Serial-killer chill with a thriller pulse
  • Clean, hard-edged suspense

Expect

  • Category-first crime tension
  • A sustained, immersive pace

Where it sits

Medical Thrillers66%
Suspense27%
Crime Fiction26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Police Procedurals
  • Suspense
  • Crime Fiction
Authors
Sophie Amoss, Joe Knezevich, Alaina Urquhart
Publisher
Zando
Published
July 25, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Police Procedurals