J.P. Pomare's The Last Guests (Part One)

Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world. Today's episode features J.P. Pomare discussing his latest Thriller The Last Guests Today on the show... A nondescript man enters a holiday accommodation in Auckland with bags full of electrical equipment. Hours later he leaves with empty suitcases. Another Peephole stream has gone live. On the other side of Auckland Cain and Lina are doing it tough. Cain hasn’t had much work since he was injured in combat and he wants Lina to put her family home up on WeStay - an online accommodation app. Lina’s not too sure though. All her childhood memories are in that home and who knows what terrors a guest could inflict on that nostalgia? In Part One of the conversation Josh shares a story that goes to the heart of the Last Guests. Thrillers so often reflect our own societal concerns and existential crises and we discover some real world concerns about how we are benign surveilled... Want more great conversations with Australian authors? Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser. https://2ser.com/final-draft