Peter Papathanasiou will be in conversation with Beejay Silcox on his latest gripping crime thriller, The Bolthole – Hachette Australia

About The Bolthole

Detective Sergeant George Manolis and Senior Constable Sparrow reunited on a remote Australian island investigation the death of a rich newcomer to the community

Located off the coast of South Australia, Kangaroo Island lies surrounded by violent seas harbouring deadly great white sharks and forgotten shipwrecks.

Over the centuries the Islanders have cultivated a sense of self-sufficiency, independence and resilience. But times are changing multimillionaires from the mainland are building immense clifftop mansions and filling the skies with private planes and helicopters. A quiet paradise is being transformed into a bolthole for the rich and privileged. And the locals aren't happy.

Richard Marlowe, a wealthy "blow-in" to the island, goes missing, last seen wading into the ocean for a dawn swim. A shark attack is blamed, but things don't add up. Reuniting for a new investigation, Detective Sergeant Manolis and Senior Constable Sparrow arrive on the island, but their presence isn't welcomed, either. Faced with hostility from both Islanders and newcomers, their attempts to locate the missing man are derailed by a civil war over limited resources, a fragile environment, and fractured community dynamics.

· "A rising star of crime fiction" Sunday Times

· "Outback noir has a new star" The Times

· "Political crime fiction of a high order" Sunday Times

· "Deliciously dark outback noir" Guardian

· "A frantic and fearsome murder investigation. Think The White Lotus directed by Steven Spielberg." – Mark Sanderson, The Times

About Peter Papathanasiou

Peter Papathanasiou was born in northern Greece and adopted as a baby to an Australian family. His writing has been published internationally by The New York Times, Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times, Daily Telegraph, The ABC, SBS, Huffington Post. He also holds an MA in Creative Writing from City University, London, and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the Australian National University. His first book, a memoir Son of Mine was published in 2019 by Salt. Peter is also the author of The Stoning 2021, The Invisible 2023 & The Pit 2024

About Beejay Silcox

Beejay Silcox is a book critic. Her work appears in high-profile publications across three continents and is renowned for its resolute (some might say, foolhardy) honesty. In addition to her writing, Beejay works as a professional reader: she's a literary interviewer, prize judge, festival programmer, editor and educator. And she has stories to tell. Beejay eloped to Las Vegas, escaped from quicksand, and drove to Timbuktu in a car held together with a bra-strap. She once had to be rescued – unironically – from a picnic at Hanging Rock.

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