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| "The Chopping Block" | |||||||||
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| ISBN: | 9781781166567 eBook: 9781781166574 German eBook: 9783864253447 | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Titan Cross Cult (German) | ||||||||
| Cover: | Universal Network Television, Dreamstime | ||||||||
| Writer: | John Passarella | ||||||||
| Regulars: | Nick Burkhardt Hank Griffin Juliette Silverton Monroe Sean Renard Drew Wu Rosalee Calvert | ||||||||
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| Previous Book: The Icy Touch |
Next Book: The Killing Time | ||||||||
| Chronology | |||||||||
| After: "The Waking Dead" |
Before: "Goodnight, Sweet Grimm" | ||||||||
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"The Chopping Block" is the second book in the Grimm novel series. A paperback issue was published on February 18, 2014 in the United States and February 28, 2014 in the United Kingdom.
Blurb[]
A cache of bones is found in a shallow grave in local woods... Meanwhile missing persons cases in Portland seem to be on the increase. As more bones are discovered, Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt and his partner Hank Griffin investigate - but there seems to be no connection between the victims..
Synopsis[]
When a pile of bones is discovered in a Portland forest, severed and stripped of flesh, homicide detectives Nick Burkhardt and Hank Griffin quickly rule out an animal attack, but suspect the killer is something other than human. Soon more skeletal remains are unearthed, and tests reveal that the bones were cooked before burial. As the body count increases, Nick, Hank, and reformed Blutbad Monroe must track down a Wesen with a taste for human meat, before the killer can butcher their next meal...
Main characters[]
- Nick Burkhardt
- Hank Griffin
- Drew Wu
- Monroe
- Randall Vail Decker
- Juliette Silverton
- Barry Bremmer
- Melinda Bremmer
- Sean Renard
- "Alice"
- Bruno Farley
- Lamar Crawford
- Ellen Crawford
- Kurt Crawford
- Oscar Cavendish
- Graham Widmark
- Dominik Koertig
- Rosalee Calvert
- Harper
Wesen[]
- Blutbad
- Mordstier
- Dickfellig
- Reinigen
- Geier
- Schakal
- Coyotl
- Hundjäger
- Eisbiber
- Fuchsbau
- Fuchsteufelwild (mentioned)
- Cracher-Mortel (mentioned)
- Wendigo (mentioned)
- Mauvais Dentes (mentioned)
- Rißfleisch (mentioned)
- Löwen (mentioned)
- Lausenschlange (mentioned)
- Skalengeck (mentioned)
Inconsistencies[]
- Hank drives a Volkswagen CC.
- Wu does not display any surprise when Monroe is helping Nick and Renard solve a case at the precinct.
Trivia[]
- The opening quote was made up by the book's author, John Passarella.[1]
- "The Finer Things" was one of the alternate/working titles for the book.[2]