Sarah Bailey

Bailey's writing is stronger than ever, and the prickliness of her characters a natural fit for the jarring confines of Melbourne's central business district... a bristling police procedural for fans of Emma Viskic and J.M. Green. - Books + Publishing Sarah Bailey's acclaimed debut novel The Dark Lake was a bestseller around the world and Bailey's taut and suspenseful storytelling...

Soon to be a major TV series from the team behind Boy Swallows Universe Winner of the Davitt Award for Best Crime Debut Shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction The Dark Lake is a stunning debut that gripped me from page one and never eased up. Dark, dark, dark - but infused with insight, pathos, a...

Sarah Bailey just gets better and better. Body of Lies is nuanced, compelling and so very entertaining.' - Chris Hammer, author of Scrublands and The Seven 'Bailey blasts through more twists in the first fifty pages of Body of Lies than some writers manage in a whole book.' - Jack Heath, author of Kill Your Brother 'With Body of Lies,...

‘Each new twist in the story skilfully balances bombshell revelations and believability, in a crime that feels achingly familiar, yet shocking at the same time. Much like Oli, I couldn't stop until I knew the truth, too.’ - Jacqueline Bublitz, author of Before You Knew My Name Three housemates. One dead, one missing and one accused of murder. Dubbed the...

Every bit as addictive and suspenseful as The Dark Lake ... Sarah Bailey's writing is both keenly insightful and wholly engrossing, weaving intriguing and multi-layered plots combined with complicated and compelling characters. — The Booktopian A fifteen-year-old girl has gone missing after a party in the middle of the night. The following morning, her boyfriend is found brutally murdered in...

A car crash victim clings to life and is rushed to hospital but can't be saved. Hours later, her corpse is stolen from the morgue. No one knows who the dead woman was or why her body was taken. Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is back in her hometown of Smithson on maternity leave when the bizarre incident occurs. In the...

Melbourne is gripped by fear after a backpacker's body is found with a cryptic note, and two more women vanish without trace. When photographs begin to arrive in the inboxes of the media and police, it's clear the killer isn't hiding - they are performing. Journalist Oli Groves, founder of a fledgling digital news site, knows the story could make...

'Each new twist in the story skilfully balances bombshell revelations and believability, in a crime that feels achingly familiar, yet shocking at the same time. Much like Oli, I couldn't stop until I knew the truth, too.' - JACQUELINE BUBLITZ, author of Before You Knew My NameThree housemates. One dead, one missing and one accused of murder. Dubbed the Housemate...

Where do shoppers meet before heading out to browse the stores? Why might they go to a particular shop and not another? What first attracts them to a brand or garment? Visual merchandising is concerned with all these questions, spanning the relationship between consumer, environment, brand and product. As part of the Basics Fashion Management series, Bailey and Baker introduce...