The Stoning

In "The Stoning," a small town in outback Australia grapples with the shocking murder of a schoolteacher, found gruesomely bound to a tree. As suspicion grows towards the refugees residing in a nearby detention center, Detective Sergeant George Manolis returns to his childhood home, only to find it transformed into a desolate shadow of its former self. Struggling against a fractured community and the haunting memories of his past, Manolis must navigate the tensions simmering beneath the surface in a setting marked by conflict and decay. This gripping first installment of a new outback noir series plunges readers into a world rife with moral complexity and deep-seated animosities.