Karen Herbert

From the author of The River Mouth and Vertigo, comes a must-read medical thriller. Did anyone know Dr Gabriel Beaufort better than Ruby Rose Gillespie? They were friends at high school. They are secret lovers now. And because he is also the lung-transplant surgeon who saved her life, Ruby will forever be in his debt. But then the body of...

In this number-crunching thriller, there's something rotten going on in state politics and an unlikely spreadsheet-wielding hero will need to step up to uncover the truth and protect the disadvantaged - but at what cost? Frances, a public servant, is struggling to come to terms with the disappearance of her colleague Eric, and the death of her brother. Asked to...

With a loveable cast of characters inspired by Karen Herbert's work in aged care, this gentle cosy crime novel is described by the West Australian as 'a charming and comforting read'. Josh is a sweet, well-meaning university student working part-time in aged care with a secret hidden in the retirement village basement—two research mice that he stole from a campus...

Described as a brilliant new voice in Australian crime fiction, Karen Herbert's debut novel, The River Mouth, is now in development for the screen. Fifteen-year-old Darren Davies is found facedown in the Weymouth River with a gunshot wound to his chest. The killer is never found and his death remains a mystery. Ten years later, his mother receives a visit...