Sarah Clutton

Author

Welcome!

I’m an Australian author of books filled with mystery, intrigue and humour (and usually quite a few family secrets). Thanks for arriving at my virtual front door. Come in and take a look. Or just lurk. That’s fine too.

Praise for Sarah Clutton

‘…Liane Moriarty meets Paula Hawkins meets Marian Keyes!
A wonderful debut.’

Adam Cece, Author and Winner of the Text Prize

'With the alternating viewpoints …Clutton teases out clues as to the real truth before settling on an explosive finish. She combines tight dialogue with some beautiful prose and the result is a fully-realized world—one that just happens to have a mysterious death at the center of it. Somehow both quiet and pulse-pounding, Clutton has tapped into the perfect formula for a page-turner.'

Plucked from the Stacks Reviews

'Clearly drawn characters so well written that I could see them, in a story so well written that I never wanted it to end.'

Goodreads Reviewer

'Alfie Bains is a sublime, spectacular and glorious read...I’m shouting from the rooftops, read this book, it’s magical!'

HappyValley_Books

'What a cracking read! Great characters that leap off the page and stay with you long after you’ve finished reading.’

Goodreads Reviewer

‘Absolutely loved!... a strongly developed mystery along the lines of Ruth Ware's The Lying Game and Donna Tartt's The Secret History’

Goodreads Reviewer

‘…realistic and complicated relationships, fully developed characters, and intricately intertwined storylines that all come together into one epic and heart-wrenching conclusion. It's full of mystery, suspense, and just enough drama to leave you angry when the story is over… and desperately wanting more.’

Goodreads Reviewer

‘A thought provoking and powerful story of love, loss, forgiveness and how to keep on living after the worst has happened. Just beautiful. One of my favourite reads of 2019!’

Renita D’Silva, Author

Latest Book

The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains

Alfie Bains is sick of being lied to, but he’s about to discover that sometimes, lying is the fastest way to the truth.

Alfie’s mum, Emilia, has been lying to him forever. It’s only ever been the two of them in Ireland, but when Emilia’s appendix explodes, she drops a second bombshell: she has a family, back in Australia and she and Alfie are going to meet them….Read more

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Musings

Researching Setting – the Fun Part of Writing

One of the more exciting parts of being an author is the travel you can (almost) justify as a research trip when deciding on the setting for a new book. In the UK Autumn of 2023 and their Winter of 2024, after I secured a two-book contract for The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains and… Read more

Launching Alfie

Writing a book is a bit like pinning a heartfelt love letter to a paramour on your front door and inviting passersby to read the weird and alarming personal and private stuff that percolates in your head. The lead up to publication day can be anxiety provoking in the extreme. I liken it to living… Read more

Inspiring Women

I’ve attended some talks by some amazing women writers recently, and met many others in the process. It’s been a privilege to listen to the extraordinarily brilliant Margaret Atwood, the generous and witty Dervla McTiernan and the warm and inspiring Elizabeth Gilbert, who I was lucky enough to see at at Business Chicks function at… Read more

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