author event: laura mccluskey

thursday 26 march   ||  6pm

Laura McCluskey burst onto the Australian writing scene last year, with her highly successful debut novel, The Wolf Tree – the second highest selling debut Australian novel in 2025 and our fourth biggest selling crime book for the year! Not at all bad for her first book!  Pacey, original and intelligent – join us for an evening of conversation with one of Australia’s best new crime writing voices.

TICKETS $20  |  BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

The Cursed Road

Available 24 February 2026

The hauntingly atmospheric and gripping new novel from the author of The Wolf Tree

In a mountainous region of the Scottish Highlands, a young woman’s body has been found on a remote stretch of road. Though the manner of her death suggests a terrible accident, a name carved into her arm hints at something more sinister.

And when a personal connection to the name is revealed, DIs Georgina Lennox and Richard Stewart are sent to investigate.

As George and Richie question locals, they discover that the road has a bloody history. Fearing that more women will be harmed, they track the killer through a rugged wilderness where ancient feuds, generational curses and the unforgiving elements fight for supremacy.

But there are more secrets to the road than just its history – and the people living along it will do whatever it takes to stop those secrets from coming out.

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