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2022: The second in a new Outback Noir series – this time set in Greece
The Invisible
What you need to know before your trail
Burnt-out from policework, Detective Sergeant George Manolis flies from Australia to Greece for a holiday. Recently divorced and mourning the death of his father, who emigrated from the turbulent Prespes region which straddles the borders of Greece, Albania and North Macedonia, Manolis hopes to reconnect with his roots and heritage.
On arrival, Manolis learns of the disappearance of an ‘invisible’ – a local man who lives without a scrap of paperwork. The police and some locals believe the man’s disappearance was pre-planned, while others suspect foul play. Reluctantly, Manolis agrees to work undercover to find the invisible, and must navigate the complicated relationships of a tiny village where grudges run deep.
It soon becomes clear to Manolis that he may never locate a man who, for all intents and purposes, doesn’t exist. And with the clock ticking, the ghosts of the past continue to haunt the events of today as Manolis’s investigation leads him to uncover a dark and long-forgotten practice.
Locations
Reset- Macedonia
- A: Great Prespa Lake
- B: Golem Grad
- Greece
- C: Small Prespa Lake
- D: Florina
- Albania
- E: Bilisht, town centre
Travel Guide
Maceonia, Greece and Albania – the Prespes region
Recently divorced and mourning the death of his father, who emigrated from the turbulent Prespes region which straddles the borders of Greece, Albania and North Macedonia, Manolis hopes to reconnect with his roots and heritage.
This region is the one that the author’s family fled to as Orthodox Christian refugees and where he himself was born in 1974. The author was born in the town of Florina which is on the map.
The author mentions that this is not on the usual tourist map and is not a place where tourists usually know about let alone visit. Many of his family still live there and he talks about the changing political and geographical landscape over the last few years. Since 2019, the regtion to the north of Green and accoss the border from Florina has been known as the Republic of North Macedonia.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Invisible
Destination/Location: Macedonia, Greece, Albania Author: Peter Papathanasiou Departure:2022
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