Slaying the South Island

From Larry Mollin, former executive producer and writer of the iconic TV hit Beverly Hills, 90210, comes Book Three, the next explosive, and final fast-paced chapter in The Pool Guy's Kid series.

Gilly, the pool guy's kid, and rest of the Fab Five are reunited in Queenstown, New Zealand, for the destination wedding of IT maven VJ and Gilly's old gf Leticia, the eternal debate club president. Gilly's been living in Paris with his Beverly Hills bae, Fern, while both do a college year abroad. Completing their circle is wild child Aeura, Gilly's not-so-secret, forever crush, who arrives without her live-in boyfriend but won't explain his absence. The wedding brings out uncomfortable emotions in uber-entitled Fern and frames a harsh reality around the future that she and Gilly may face. But they soon have other things to worry about. When Aeura helps save the life of a cute Māori wedding singer, she, herself, is kidnapped. All for one, the gang gets drawn into the slipstream of another sick, unpredictable, life-threatening ride. They'll have to overcome a racist army of white power fanatics, sadistic Hong Kong human traffickers, and the natural, heart-pounding perils of Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world.

Romance is guaranteed. Survival is not.

Order your copy to dive into the heart-pounding, high-stakes conclusion of The Pool Guy's Kid series!

Author: Larry Mollin
Publisher: Shadelandhouse Modern Press, LLC
Published: 07/28/2026
Pages: 242
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9781945049705
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Mollin, Larry: - Before moving to Los Angeles, Larry Mollin was a playwright and the artistic director of Homemade Theatre, a seminal performance group of the 1970s in Toronto, Canada. Transitioning to Hollywood, he wrote and produced prime time TV for over 30 years, beginning with CHiPs. He is best known for his work on Beverly Hills, 90210, for which he wrote and produced 128 hours from 1993-1998---the zenith of the show's success. Mollin returned to the theater world in 2012 with a 1960s themed trilogy of plays produced in New York City, London, and Martha's Vineyard. Turning to long form, he created the Max Dean Adventures, a trio of novels about an aging detective with a rock-and-roll background. Mollin is also a published poet and songwriter, as well as the cohost of the internationally popular podcast Beverly Hills 90210 Show. The Pool Guy's Kid, published in 2024, was Larry's first young adult novel and the first book in The Pool Guy's Kid series, with high crossover appeal. It introduced Gilly Montrose and his friends in an action-packed adventure, brimming with fun, danger, and kissing. Book two in the series, Crushing Cabo, published in 2025, delivered even more excitement and romance for Gilly and company from a master of the young adult genre. Slaying the South Island, book three in the series, delivers the heat, as the Fab Five are tested heart and soul, trying to survive in the adventure capital of the world. Learn more about Larry Mollin and his work at larrymollin.com, and follow Larry on TikTok @mambochicken2 and on Instagram @mambochicken.