SARA FOSTER

Author of immersive mysteries and intense psychological suspense – with women at the heart of the story.

Welcome! 

 

 If you love reading contemporary mystery and psychological suspense – if you devour page-turners grounded in deep character studies and dark secrets – there’s plenty here for you! 

 

My books span different kinds of mystery: slow-burn family drama, fast-paced crime thrillers, a standalone environmental mystery, and a near-future dystopia that I spent seven years writing. Browse my books here, and click on the covers to find out more.

 

 

DISCOVER MY BOOKS

 

The crime-driven mysteries

If you want a crime suspense that keeps you turning the pages faster, these are your books. Grounded in character depth, with urgency in every chapter. For fans of Jane Harper, Liane Moriarty and Lisa Jewell. 

An au pair vanishes from a remote southwest Australian beach, along with two young children who belong to a powerful Australian family.

‘I absolutely loved this book’
MARIAN KEYES

A girl missing for a decade, two young lovers trying to forget the past, and a crime podcast determined to uncover the truth. 

‘truly memorable’
DERVLA McTIERNAN

A body in the Thames and a girl with no memory of the night before. Set in the publishing world of London and the outback of Western Australia. 

‘an enthralling mystery’
JANE HARPER

(Novella) A young couple’s lives are blown apart when a mysterious neighbour moves in opposite them and reveals a long-held secret. 

‘a suspenseful tale’
KIRKUS

 

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The slow-burn, immersive mysteries

Centred around family secrets and drama, for readers who want emotional layers at the centre of the story. For fans of Diane Chamberlain and Jodi Picoult.

My debut. A chance meeting at a restaurant brings to light a decade-old trauma. Set between London and Perth.

‘An exhilarating page-turner’
BOOKTOPIA

A young father disappears leaving his baby on the doorstep. Gothic tones, set on the desolate North Yorkshire moors. 

‘A modern gothic’
THE AGE

A talented young runner has been keeping an explosive secret from her family – until a hit-and-run sets off an unstoppable chain of events. 

‘Classic suspense’
HANNAH RICHELL

 

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The standalones

A near-future dystopia and and a social impact mystery that centres animals and the environment. For readers who like hard-hitting themes.

A near-future dystopia set in the UK.  A sinister series of stillbirths across the country, a government intensely surveilling its citizens, pregnant teenagers going missing. And a mother and daughter determined to fight for their friends and for freedom.

‘Magnificent’
NIKKI GEMMELL

A mother comes out of prison determined to make amends and heal the rift with her teenage daughter – but a stranger is heading for her door, with a question that will blow her family apart. A hard-hitting environmental mystery spanning twenty years and five continents. 

‘Effortless suspense and dramatic power’
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

 

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