Savvy ex-lawyer Clementine Jones is back in this edge-of-your-seat crime thriller with an environmental twist.
Sarah cast off the lines to her legal career not long after being declared Australian Corporate Lawyer of the Year in 2016. These days she's something of a vagabond, choosing to live on a sailboat with her husband, Dean, writing novels, enjoying everything this big blue planet has to offer and chasing an endless summer. Her Clementine Jones series, which chronicles the crime-busting adventures of a fierce and feisty former lawyer, has been twice shortlisted for the Australian Crime Writers Association Ned Kelly Awards and received a starred Kirkus review. The most recent instalment, White Throat, was released in December 2020.
‘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*
‘A rip-roaring tale that addresses weighty issues head-on…Thornton
interweaves all this with on-field action, a combination that
propels the story forward addictively and will leave readers eager
to read the next installment of this new series. A riveting
thriller with a heroine willing to get her hands dirty to find the
answers she seeks.’
*Kirkus Reviews on Lapse*
‘Clem Jones is back with a vengeance. New town, different villains,
but same dogged pursuit and badass bravado.’
*Candice Fox*
'Thornton delivers another pacey thriller filled with hot button
issues.’
*Pile by the Bed*
'Sarah Thornton’s second crime novel featuring Clementine Jones, is
as compulsive as her first, Lapse...both are well crafted,
exciting, and entertaining reads. I’m already looking forward to
the next.’
*Book’d Out*
‘[Thornton’s] scene-setting is vividly descriptive.’
*Debbish*
‘White Throat is riveting mystery with a clever storyline and
likable lead protagonist...Old and new fans will enjoy this newest
addition to the Clementine Jones series.’
*Book Reviews & More*
‘[White Throat] makes a great summer afternoon escape.’
*L.J.M Owen, Sisters in Crime*
‘Clementine Jones is a great character—clever, resourceful,
determined...[Sarah Thornton] has delivered another fast-paced
crime thriller anchored around a flawed and engaging heroine.’
*The Blurb*
'Crisply composed, unspooling with finely judged pace and suspense.
A good bet for anyone casting about for a new Australian crime
series.’
*Sydney Morning Herald*
'White Throat is not only thrilling reading but also a timely
reminder of the threat to Australia's endangered native species
from greedy vested interests.’
*Canberra Times*
’Thornton delivers an engaging, action-packed tale with a good
touch for setting.’
*NZ Listener*
'There is humour in every encounter Clementine has, partly created
by her own healthy disrespect for conventional boundaries. Doors
and rules create only trifling obstacles. The canine cast are
equally entertaining and thoroughly endearing.’
*Otago Daily Times*
'A great narrative, descriptively Australian, wonderful characters,
and a series I intend to follow.’
*Good Reading*
‘Lapse…called out for a sequel. Now we have it in White
Throat…[Thornton’s] presentation of different viewpoints is
noteworthy. She does not allow her intelligent, curious protagonist
to be one-eyed, and she does not dumb down the public interest
issues that coexist with her story’s audacious action sequences and
broad humour.’
*Australian*
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