I love books with hints of superstition and myth running through them and this is one such book.
The Clearing is part horror part investigation told through the points of view of one of various characters.
The investigator is a criminologist which gives the investigation a slightly different angle.
Playing with twists, timelines, lies, history and unreliable narrators the author skillfully leads us through a dark tale of historic crimes very much grounded in 21st century evils.
The writing, especially the forest scenes, was tense and claustrophobic which added to the chill factor!