Sarah cast off the lines to her law career not long after being awarded Australian Corporate Lawyer of the Year in 2016. She now lives with her husband aboard a 43-foot sailing catamaran, exploring this most magnificent blue planet 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 was published in 2019.
'[White Throat] makes a great summer afternoon escape.' * L.J.M Owen, Sisters in Crime * '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 * '[Thornton's] scene-setting is vividly descriptive.' * Debbish * '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 delivers another pacey thriller filled with hot button issues.' * Pile by the Bed * 'Clem Jones is back with a vengeance. New town, different villains, but same dogged pursuit and badass bravado.' * Candice Fox * '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 * 'Lapse is a well-paced and absorbing thriller.' * West Weekend on Lapse * '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 * 'Clementine Jones is a heroine for our times: fierce, feisty and fallible.' * Candice Fox *