Author: Alaina UrquhartCrime & mysteryPublished on 21 May 2026 by Little, Brown Book Group (Constable) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Dr. Wren Muller' series.Paperback | 352 pages127 x 197 x 24 | 244g 'WOWZA!!!!! Dark, gripping, tense, pulse pounding and hard to put down . . . a fantastic page turner!' - Goodreads reviewer, ?????No. 1 New York Times bestseller! The second instalment of the Dr. Wren Muller series by co-host of chart-topping true crime podcast Morbid.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 harbour 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 playing a game designed to make her suffer, and she must play by his 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 realises 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 ratchets up to a violent clash of good versus evil, Wren prepares to sacrifice everything to bring Jeremy to justice.----------Readers, writers and reviewers love the Dr. Wren Muller series!'OMG love this book and the book before and CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE' - Amazon reviewer, ?????'Hooked, completely and utterly. Never expected half the twists and turns!!!' - Amazon reviewer, ?????'Binge read the whole book today . . . The rapid acceleration of where it started with Jeremy to where it takes you and leaves you stunned, absolute perfection!!!! 100/100 recommend!' - Amazon reviewer, ?????'ALAINNAAAAAAA. Girl. I tell everyone I know about this book and I have no regrets' - Amazon reviewer, ?????'10/10 page turner . . . OMG I couldn't put it down' - Amazon reviewer, ?????'Amazing twists. Unputdownable' - Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife'CAPTIVATING. The reader might want to shut their eyes, but the joust between the killer and the pathologist makes that impossible' - Daily Mail'Alaina Urquhart has set a new benchmark for the serial killer novel' - Margot Douaihy, USA Today bestselling author of Scorched Grace and Blessed Water'If you like Patricia Cornwell and have watched Dexter with undisguised glee (and a sped-up heart rate), this one is for you' - Belfast Telegraph
