Gus and the Burning Stones

‘Gus, Shell and Kane are back with another twisty whodunnit adventure. Gus and the Burning Stones has multiple mysteries, secrets and lies, all wrapped up in a great story that will keep you guessing to the very end. If you blended Agatha Christie with a loveable Aussie teen, you’d end up with Gus!’ - Amy Doak, author of the Eleanor Jones series

‘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. Chasing a lead on his birth mum, Gus finds himself trapped in a storm with a dead body and a community of off-grid weirdos who can’t or won’t tell the truth.’ - R.W.R. McDonald, award-winning author of An Ambush of Widows (2024) and The Nancys series

‘I loved Gus and the Burning Stones: a mystery romp with a twisty plot that kept me guessing, characters I cared desperately about, and a huge beating heart at its centre.’ - Kate Emery, award-winning author of My Family and Other Suspects (2024) and The Not So Chosen One (2020).

‘Gus and the Burning Stones is a ripper of a novel. 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. Troy Hunter’s prose is witty, sharp and energetic - and, most importantly, brimming with compassion for his teenage characters in their vulnerable moments.’ - Holden Sheppard, award-winning author of King of Dirt (2025), The Brink (2022), and Invisible Boys (2019)

Troy Hunter is an adult and YA fiction writer whose short stories have appeared in a variety of publications and journals. He lives in Melbourne and works as a marketing and communications consultant. His first Gus novel, Gus and the Missing Boy, was shortlisted for the Australian Crime Writers 2024 Ned Kelly Awards - Best Debut.