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Gus and the Climate Killer - coming in 2027
Despite recent adventures, the puzzle of Gus Green is still missing a piece: his father. Gus turns to DNA testing to see if he can find his dad. The results come back with a match for Dr Harry Marter, a climate scientist.
Gus and Shell devise a plan to meet Harry before they reveal the news. Posing as student journalists, they head to his office to interview Harry about the innovative carbon capturing pods his company is developing. On their way out of the building, there’s a huge explosion on the roof, drawing Gus and Shell back upstairs to the lab to find the burnt-out husk of one of the pods, and Harry standing over the CEO’s dead body.
Harry is swiftly arrested, but Gus can’t accept that the man who could be his father might also be a murderer. It soon becomes clear that all of the company’s employees benefit from Marisa’s death, not just Harry.
Kane goes undercover, getting a job as a security guard in the building to help Gus and Shell wade through corporate secrets, embezzlement, grudges and blackmail. With the evidence against Harry piling up, the race is on to get answers.
But the identity of the murderer will shock them to their core and change their lives forever.
Gus and the Burning Stones
It's been over six months since amateur sleuth Gus Green solved his first real-life case, and started investigating his past. When he receives an anonymous message telling him that his missing birth mother Jane can be found at the mysterious 'Circle', an off-grid community based around an ancient stone circle, he knows he has to find out more.
At The Circle, Gus and his friends Shell and Kane's investigation seems over before it starts: none of the strange people living there know Jane - or so they say. But when a brutal storm traps the friends at the community, and a dead body is discovered, they quickly realise that there's a new case to solve. A murderer walks among them, and everyone has a motive.
The trio find themselves in a race against time to unmask the killer before they become targets themselves. But why were they lured here? What is the power of the stone circle? And how on earth does all of this connect to Jane?
Praise for Gus and the Burning Stones
'If you blended Agatha Christie with a loveable Aussie teen, you’d end up with Gus! Will keep you guessing to the very end.' – Amy Doak
'A real page-turner with all the twists and turns you expect from a gripping mystery, combined with the angst of young people trying to find themselves.' – Holden Sheppard
'Where there's smoke, there's murder - Gus, Shell and Kane are back, funny and fearless as ever, in a mystery that'll keep you gripped till the end.' – R.W.R. McDonald
'A mystery romp with a twisty plot, characters I cared desperately about, and a huge beating heart at its centre.' – Kate Emery
Gus and the Missing Boy
True crime buff Gus Green has always felt out of place in the world. He's overweight, gay, his injured mum's primary carer, and he only has two real friends: sporty Kane and feisty Shell, who are both dealing with their own problems.
Gus's life is flipped on its head one day when he finds a missing persons website with a digitally aged picture of a missing boy who looks eerily like him. Could he be a kidnapping victim? It would explain a lot about his patchy background, but what would that make his mum - his kidnapper?
As Gus and his friends dive into the mystery, their investigation reveals more questions than answers. Can they unravel the case before his world falls apart? And what will they do if the truth is too much to handle?
Shortlisted for the 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Debut
Shortlisted for the 2025 BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival Danger Awards – Best Debut
Praise for Gus and the Missing Boy
'A fantastic book that skilfully blends humour and heart with a plot so pacey I didn’t want to stop reading – I devoured it in a single day.’
– Holden Sheppard
‘This book made me late for a party. I know “I couldn’t put it down” is a cliche, but I don’t care – I couldn’t put it down. A gripping mystery, told with compassion and authenticity.’ – Amie Kaufman
‘Page-turning mystery fun that is meta-AF, full of wit and self-discovery. Loved it!’ – R.W.R. McDonald
‘Gus and the Missing Boy takes whodunnit stories up a notch...creating a
great story that examines the mysteries of identity, family and friendship.’
– Michael Earp