The Butcher Legacy: A Dr. Wren Muller Novel by Urquhart, Alaina

The thrilling third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dr. Wren Muller series from Alaina Urquhart

Two months after the life-altering events of The Butcher Game, Wren is back in the place she knows best: the New Orleans morgue. She buries herself in routine, surrounded by both familiar and new company, John Leroux and Maya Rodriguez, trying to convince herself that normalcy can be rebuilt. But in the weeks leading up to Halloween, shadows begin to move again as young girls vanish in both cities where Jeremy Rose once ran rampant.

Hundreds of miles away, the pastor to a close-knit congregation in Massachusetts Philip Trudeau is back behind the pulpit. But beneath his practiced composure lies something sinister--gruesome secrets and a hunger that did not die when Jeremy was caged.

With Jeremy behind bars and Philip suddenly nowhere to be found, Wren and Leroux must mobilize, and this twisted triangle clashes at every turn. The Butcher Legacy is a relentless, page-turning descent into the dark.

Author: Alaina Urquhart
Publisher: Zando
Published: 08/11/2026
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781638933403

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/22/2026

About the Author
Alaina Urquhart is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dr. Wren Muller series which has been published internationally in over twenty languages. When she isn't writing, she is also the cohost of the chart-topping podcast Morbid, and an autopsy technician by trade. Alaina hails from Boston, where she lives with her husband and their three daughters.