Savvy ex-lawyer Clementine Jones is back in this edge-of-your-seat crime thriller with an environmental twist
Looking out over an ebb tide from the back verandah was like watching God paint stripes...
Disgraced former lawyer Clementine Jones is on the shores of paradise-Queensland's Great Sandy Straits-trying to outrun her past.
Bored with her house-sitting gig, she becomes a reluctant recruit to the local environmental group, campaigning to save an endangered turtle as developers close in. Then a body is found at the base of a quarry, and Clem's world is turned upside down.
The police say suicide. Clem's convinced it was murder. She's also knows she's the only one interested in tracking down the killer. Well, the only one apart from her friend Torrens, ex-con and reformed standover man. And he's got his own fight on his hands.
About the Author
Sarah Thornton ditched her law career not long after being awarded Australian Corporate Lawyer of the Year in 2016. She now lives with her husband onboard a 43-foot sailing catamaran, exploring everything she can and chasing an endless summer.
She took up writing novels as a way to liberate her imagination after twenty years in the structured confines of legal and corporate life. Her debut novel, Lapse, is the first of a series in which former corporate lawyer Clementine Jones stumbles headlong into criminal conspiracies and other nefarious goings-on.
Industry Reviews
'Clementine Jones is a heroine for our times: fierce, feisty and fallible.'
* Candice Fox *
'Lapse is paced like a suspenseful footy match, scoring goals right up to the final siren. Unexpected twists and turns will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the end. Fans of rural crime, the likes of Jane Harper and Sarah Bailey, will enjoy this book.'
* Books+Publishing on Lapse *
'Lapse is a well-paced and absorbing thriller.'
* West Weekend on Lapse *'Clementine Jones is a heroine for our times: fierce, feisty and fallible.'
* Candice Fox *
'Lapse is paced like a suspenseful footy match, scoring goals right up to the final siren. Unexpected twists and turns will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the end. Fans of rural crime, the likes of Jane Harper and Sarah Bailey, will enjoy this book.'
* Books+Publishing on Lapse *
'Lapse is a well-paced and absorbing thriller.'
* West Weekend on Lapse *
