Sarah Bailey was born in Melbourne, Australia, and lives there to this day. Sarah’s debut novel, The Dark Lake, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2017, and is a best seller in Australia, the USA and Canada. It won both the 2018 Davitt Award for Best Crime Debut and the 2018 Ned Kelly award for Best First Crime. Sarah has three sons and enjoys juggling her family life, her full-time advertising career and her writing.