What Doesn’t Break Us – A deadly drug appears in the small Scottish village

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Burrowhead is running out of places to hide. As the local police station prepares to close, DI Georgie Strachan knows this may be her last chance to uncover the truth behind the village’s growing body count. In What Doesn’t Break Us, time is short and the danger is no longer subtle.

A new drug begins circulating through the community, one tied to blood rituals and best taken alongside freshly slaughtered animals. Its effects ripple outward, entangling itself with unexplained deaths and apparent suicides. No one is willing to admit where it came from, or how deeply it has taken hold.

As threats escalate and rituals grow more brazen, Georgie finds herself surrounded by suspects and silence in equal measure. Trust becomes a liability, and the line between victim and accomplice blurs. With the village closing ranks and the clock ticking, Georgie must decide how far she is willing to go to expose a truth that Burrowhead is determined to keep buried.