'It took her six-year-old son Lukas, to put into words the dreams that had long occupied Mary Anastasiou. His words were a call to action and the result is three books for young readers as well as a role in publishing.' (Introduction)
'The Stoning, Peter Papathanasiou’s first crime novel, with a Greek Australian Detective Sergeant as the protagonist, marks the beginning of a series, that has excited fans of the Outback Noir genre and crime fiction across the world.' (Introduction)