Cover reveal: We Saw What You Started by Carla Salmon
A fiery whodunit, a thriller of surf and sea; WE SAW WHAT YOU STARTED is a suspenseful exploration of loyalty, family and friendship set in a surf lifesaving club. Set for release in July with Pan Macmillan Australia.
Fifteen-year-old Otto Teixera knows all about wildfires. After all, he’s Californian. But his bags are barely unpacked in his aunt’s Australian coastal town, Red Sands, when a blaze devastates his new home’s foreshore. With the fire dismissed as accidental, Otto befriends son of the surf lifesaving club president and social ringleader – Jasper Baker. Jasper was in the dunes just before the fire started, but Otto looked the other way. Now, Otto’s forced to keep his mouth shut when Jasper is at a second fire that guts a local business at midnight – because Otto’s there too. When the crime is wrongly pinned on Otto, he confides in Milly, Jasper’s twin sister. Fears and secrets drive the pair to make a dangerous pact – they’ll protect Jasper while proving Otto’s innocence. But what if the lies burning their throats conceal the true arsonist?
'Mystery, sport, surfing, small town politics and first love - highly recommended for readers 12+. Best read on a beach with pages collecting sand and a bit of saltiness.' - Megan Daley
