The Pit

Author/Guide: Peter Papathanasiou

Why a Booktrail?

1979,2019: The third in the series following The Stoning and The Invisible

ISBN: 978-1529424478
Genre: Crime

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What you need to know before your trail

Bob is sixty-five years old, confined to a Perth nursing home. But thirty years ago, he killed a man in the remote northern Kimberley mining region. He offers to show Sparrow where the body is, but there’s a catch: Sparrow must travel north with him under the guise of being his carer.

They are accompanied on the drive by another nursing home resident: Luke, thirty years old, paralysed in a motorbike accident. As they embark on their road trip through the guts of Western Australia, pursued by outback police and adrenaline-soaked miners, Sparrow begins to suspect that Bob’s desire to head north may have sinister motivations. Is Luke being held against his will? And what lies in store for them when they reach their goal?

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Western Australia and Aboriginal lands

The author has used the place names of Australian Aboriginal origin as an approximation for the geography of the events in the story. Many Australian justifications are adopting dual naming policies , which allow geographical features to be identified by both their traditional and colonial name. The author acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands, waters and skies where this story is set, and pays his respects to Elders past, present and future and honours those who continue to share their wisdom and learning with new generations.

Booktrailer Review

This is the third in a series and it is best to read the other two as you will get so much more from it if you do. Having said that, one of the main characters from the other books isn’t really in this one This is not about DS George Manolis. Sparrow takes the lead in this one.

It’s a departure from the feel of the other books but the story continues. I liked the fact that Sparrow – an Indigenous Australian got such a key role as it totally changed the feel of the story and I got to learn about him, the Indigenous peoples and more.

Even Sparrow is not really the lead here though as Robert Cooper is and Luke . This was a character driven puzzle and was a very unique read.

This really surprised me and unsettled me – but all in a good way. Cheers Mr Papathanasiou!