From the bestselling author of The Yard comes a chilling contemporary thriller about an enigmatic hunter on the trail of a Nazi who has secretly continued his devilish work here in America.Travis Roan and his dog, Bear, are hunters: They travel the world pursuing evildoers in order to bring them to justice. They have now come to Kansas on the trail of Rudolph Bormann, a Nazi doctor and concentration camp administrator who snuck into the U.S. under the name Rudy Goodman in the 1950s and has at last been identified. Travis quickly learns that Goodman has powerful friends who will go to any length to protect the Nazi; what he doesn't know is that Goodman has furtively continued his diabolical work, amassing a congregation of followers who believe he possesses Godlike powers. Caught between these men is Kansas State Trooper Skottie Foster, an African American woman and a good cop who must find a way to keep peace in her district--until she realizes the struggle between Roan and Bormann will put her and her family in grave peril.

AN EXCITING NEW DIRECTION-A CONTEMPORARY THRILLER WITH BROADER APPEAL: The Saint of Wolves and Butchers is Alex Grecian's first contemporary thriller and his first set in the United States. And Grecian lives in Kansas, so he knows this novel's terrain intimately. The appeal of Grecian's Murder Squad series was limited to readers ready to venture back in time and across an ocean, but this will appeal to a broader range of readers.ACCLAIMED AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR: The Yard was a New York Times bestseller, was nominated for the Barry Award and the Strand Magazine Critics Award, and was named one of the best ten crime novels of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews. The Black Country was also nominated for several awards, and The Devil's Workshop was named to Suspense Magazine's 2014 best-of-year list.A FASCINATING NEW CAST: From cryptic Nazi hunter Travis Roan, to a mute and giant Tibetan Mastiff named Bear, to good-hearted Kansas State Trooper Skottie Foster, Grecian creates an engaging ensemble of heroes-and stacks them up against a vicious and unforgettable villain.PAPERBACK APPEAL: With fresh new packaging and publication timing, The Saint of Wolves and Butchers will stand out in this new format.