The Cursed Road by Laura McCluskey

The Cursed Road is a haunting police procedural that pairs a brutal contemporary murder with the long shadow of history. When a young woman is found dead on a remote Highland road, what first looks like tragedy soon points to something far more disturbing. As DIs Georgina Lennox and Richard Stewart dig deeper, they uncover a landscape marked by violence, superstition and the kind of silence that protects dangerous truths.

With its rugged setting, gothic undertow and steadily tightening tension, this is a crime novel that balances atmosphere with a strong investigative drive. A compelling choice for readers who like their mysteries moody, intelligent and rich in place.

For fans of
Chris Hammer, Dervla McTiernan, Ian Rankin, atmospheric police procedurals, gothic crime fiction.