First published 2026
Two months after surviving The Butcher Game, Dr. Wren Muller returns to her work at the New Orleans morgue. She seeks comfort in routine alongside colleagues John Leroux and Maya Rodriguez, hoping to rebuild some version of normal life. But as Halloween approaches, young girls begin disappearing in cities where serial killer Jeremy Rose once operated. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, Pastor Philip Trudeau stands before his congregation each Sunday, hiding dark appetites that Jeremy's imprisonment has not satisfied. When Philip vanishes and the disappearances escalate, Wren and Leroux must act quickly. The investigation pulls them into a deadly confrontation where past horrors refuse to stay buried. This third installment in Alaina Urquhart's bestselling series pushes Wren deeper into darkness as she discovers that evil rarely works alone.
Genres: mystery, crime, horror, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Massachusetts, New Orleans
Period: Halloween
384 pages · Hardcover · Zando
Content warnings: graphic-violence, murder