The Unfathomable Curse is the third mystery featuring an ensemble cast of misfit paranormal detectives by Courtney Smyth. Released 23rd Sept 2025 by Titan Books, it's 496 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. Audiobook due out from the same publisher in early 3rd quarter 2025. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links throughout.
This is a queer friendly paranormal investigative team with multiple representations including disabled, witchy, and breathing-challenged (i.e., a ghost). There's a bit of a scooby-doo vibe along with a very well fleshed-out magical system and interesting three dimensional characters.
Although the denouement and resolution are self-contained in this book, the plot follows on *heavily* from the backstory and setup in the earlier books, so readers who come into the series with this book will likely be somewhat lost for a while. It's an ongoing series, but each installment is self contained with a complete (and satisfying) story arc.
Four stars. Serviceable plot, well written characters, plotting maybe a trifle slow (it's a hefty book), but overall recommended for fans of UF/fantasy/mystery/paranormal. Language and graphic content are roughly R-rated. It would be a good choice for public library acquisition, or for a marathon binge/buddy read (roughly 1500 pages extant so far).
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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