The Butcher and the Wren (Dr. Wren, book 1) by Alaina Urquhart

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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.<br/><br/>An addictive read with straight-from-the-morgue details only an autopsy technician could provide, </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Butcher and the Wren</span><span> promises to ensnare all who enter.</sp<br> <span style="float:right" id="preview"></span> <br><br>Genre: <a class="ameritxt" href="/genres/?gp=M">Mystery</a><br> </div> <br><div class="sectionhead">Praise for this book</div><br><div class="blurb">"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." - <a href="/f/rea-frey/">Rea Frey</a><br><br>"Urquhart paints a tense and dangerous world for us right from the start and delivers it all with a skilled and evocative hand." - <a href="/m/aaron-mahnke/">Aaron Mahnke</a><br><br>"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. 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