Alaina Urquhart is the science-loving co-host of the chart-topping
show Morbid- A True Crime Podcast. 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 wonderful
husband, John, their three amazing daughters, and a ghost Puggle
named Bailey. She is about 75 percent coffee, and truly believes
she and Agent Clarice Starling could be friends.
Before writing her first psychological horror novel, she received
degrees in criminal justice, psychology, and biology. When she
isn't hosting Morbid, she hosts the Parcast original show Crime
Countdown, and a horror movie podcast called Scream!. Her days are
usually spent either recording or eviscerating. The way she sees
it, when she hangs up her microphone for the day, it's time to let
the dead speak.
Alaina Urquhart's debut novel is incredibly accomplished. Set deep
in Louisiana, you can almost feel the heat and humidity. A grisly
serial killer, a tenacious medical examiner, and a few amazing
twists make this a searing, unputdownable book
*Samantha Downing, Sunday Times Bestselling Author*
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*
Impressively detailed in its analysis . . . Captivating, with
lacings of the occult. There may be moments when the reader might
want to shut their eyes, but the joust between the killer and the
pathologist makes that impossible
*Daily Mail*
A chilling page-turner with a massive twist in the middle that's
sure to give you goosebumps
*Woman's Weekly*
The Butcher and the Wren is perfect for fans of Dexter. Pitting a
brutal serial killer against a determined medical examiner, the
story is a pulsepounding race against time. And the details the
author weaves in due to her unique background as an autopsy tech
heighten the realism and the suspense. Fans of Morbid will love the
host's debut novel
*KAIRA ROUDA*
Urquhart paints a tense and dangerous world for us right from the
start and delivers it all with a skilled and evocative hand
*AARON MAHNKE, creator of the Lore podcast and author of The World
of Lore series*
Dark and twisted, The Butcher And The Wren is a gripping game of
cat and mouse in the Louisiana bayou that will leave you wanting
for more! Alaina Urquhart is a fresh new voice in crime fiction and
I can't wait to read what she writes next
*LAURE VAN RENSBURG, author of Nobody But Us*
Not for the faint-hearted
*Heat*
A read-in-one-sitting kind of book
*CBS Mornings*
Looking for the perfect way to kick off your spooky season? Well,
you can end your search now as the co-host of the wildly popular
true-crime podcast Morbid, who is also an autopsy technician, is
offering up a twisted tale of a serial killer terrorizing the
Louisiana bayou. Told from the dueling perspectives of a notorious
murderer and the medical examiner who is desperate to catch him,
this cat-and-mouse thriller will give your goosebumps chills
*E! News*
True-crime podcast co-host Alaina Urquhart showcases her propensity
for the macabre in chilling cat-and-mouse thriller
*Popsugar*
Another true crime podcaster brings their flair for the macabre to
the page with The Butcher and the Wren. Co-host of the
chart-topping Morbid podcast, Alaina Urquhart treats fans of
pulse-pounding novels to a thrill ride pitting a notorious serial
killer in a battle of wits against the medical examiner determined
to bring him down
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A psychic thriller that will have readers on edge from the first
page to the last . . . Perfect for those who love: watching Silence
of the Lambs
*Louisiana Life*
Set in the ever-moody and hauntingly beautiful city of New Orleans,
The Butcher and the Wren tells the story of a meticulous serial
killer and the distinguished forensic pathologist, Dr. Wren Muller,
set out to stop him. After researching countless horrific true
crime cases over the last several years, we have no doubt Urquhart
will knock it out of the park with this one. This is the perfect
book to pick up if you want to 'Keep it weird.'
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A serial killer novel like none you have ever read, The Butcher and
the Wren takes a cat-and-mouse chase between two instantly
memorable antagonists and turns all the conventions of the genre
upside down. Dark, twisty, full of authentic detail, it'll have you
listening to the night in an entirely different way
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If you've ever wanted to actually get inside the mind of a serial
killer, look no further
*Paste Magazine*
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