The Bolthole by Peter Papathanasiou

The Bolthole by Peter Papathanasiou

"A rising star of crime fiction" Sunday Times

"Outback noir has a new star" The Times

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.

REVIEWS FOR THE STONING

"Political crime fiction of a high order" Sunday Times

"Deliciously dark outback noir" Guardian

Peter Papathanasiou provides a vivid guide to the history and geography of Australia's third largest island before the case becomes a frantic and fearsome murder investigationThink 'The White Lotus' directed by Steven Spielberg * Times *

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.

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ISBN 13	9781529443097
ISBN 10	1529443091
Title	The Bolthole
Author	Peter Papathanasiou
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quercus Publishing
Year published	2026-07-02
Number of pages	352
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