The Odysseus Kalaris Australian Outback Crime Thriller Series: Books 1-6
(2025)(A book in the Odysseus Kalaris Australian Outback Thriller series)
An omnibus of novels by Phillip Strang
In the vast, unforgiving landscapes of Australia's remote Kimberley region, Special Investigator Odysseus "Odie" Kalaris brings unique skills to the most challenging cases.
Drawing on traditional tracking knowledge passed down through his mother's Gija Aboriginal heritage and the analytical thinking instilled by his Greek-Australian classics professor father, Odie bridges worlds that rarely intersect. His investigations take him from red-earth gorges and ancient rock art sites to isolated communities and the darkest corners of human greed.
As Odie reads the subtle signs others miss—both in the landscape and in human behaviour—he uncovers crimes that reach beyond individual acts of violence to reveal systematic exploitation of the land, its wildlife, and its cultural heritage. Each case forces him to navigate between Western investigative methods and traditional Aboriginal knowledge, finding strength in both while belonging fully to neither.
The Kimberley itself becomes a character in these atmospheric rural noir mysteries—beautiful yet dangerous, ancient yet vulnerable, revealing its secrets only to those patient enough to listen properly.
With each investigation, Odie confronts not only perpetrators but also powerful interests that view the Kimberley merely as a resource to be exploited. As connections between seemingly isolated cases gradually emerge across the series, Odie discovers patterns of corruption and environmental crime that threaten the very soul of the country he is sworn to protect.
The Odysseus Kalaris series combines authentic tracking techniques, deep respect for Aboriginal cultural protocols, and unflinching examination of contemporary Australian environmental conflicts, all wrapped in atmospheric mysteries where the harsh landscape itself holds the most crucial clues.
Genre: Mystery
Drawing on traditional tracking knowledge passed down through his mother's Gija Aboriginal heritage and the analytical thinking instilled by his Greek-Australian classics professor father, Odie bridges worlds that rarely intersect. His investigations take him from red-earth gorges and ancient rock art sites to isolated communities and the darkest corners of human greed.
As Odie reads the subtle signs others miss—both in the landscape and in human behaviour—he uncovers crimes that reach beyond individual acts of violence to reveal systematic exploitation of the land, its wildlife, and its cultural heritage. Each case forces him to navigate between Western investigative methods and traditional Aboriginal knowledge, finding strength in both while belonging fully to neither.
The Kimberley itself becomes a character in these atmospheric rural noir mysteries—beautiful yet dangerous, ancient yet vulnerable, revealing its secrets only to those patient enough to listen properly.
With each investigation, Odie confronts not only perpetrators but also powerful interests that view the Kimberley merely as a resource to be exploited. As connections between seemingly isolated cases gradually emerge across the series, Odie discovers patterns of corruption and environmental crime that threaten the very soul of the country he is sworn to protect.
The Odysseus Kalaris series combines authentic tracking techniques, deep respect for Aboriginal cultural protocols, and unflinching examination of contemporary Australian environmental conflicts, all wrapped in atmospheric mysteries where the harsh landscape itself holds the most crucial clues.
Genre: Mystery
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