CARLA SALMON
AUTHOR. TEACHER. SPEAKER. BLUE SKY SEEKER.
‘This cover. This story. These characters. We Saw What You Started is just itching to be gobbled up by the teens of Australia. It makes perfect sense author Carla Salmon teaches high school… her characters are vivid and faithful; you can picture them chatting and gossiping away as if they were next door… It’s a YA whodunit that will set tongues wagging in school across the country.’
Samuel Bernard, Notable Books, The Australian
Coming THIS July
DON’T MISS THE NEXT STANDALONE MYSTERY THRILLER IN THE RED SANDS SERIES FOR READERS AGED 11-15 YEARS.
Luna would do anything for her best friend Milly, but why did she agree to spend a week roughing it on an island?
Alex, a straight-A student and competitive swimmer, loves the idea of camping on a beach with his friends Otto and Jasper, until they stumble on a fortune in gold bars and are pursued by smugglers with guns.
When the boys don't arrive at the agreed meeting place, and the adults are all MIA, it's up to Luna and Milly to find their friends before it's too late. But is the mysterious local girl who claims she can help them a friend or a foe?
Meet Carla
Carla Salmon is an author, speaker and Highly Accomplished Lead Teacher who loves telling stories. Her debut novel, We Saw What You Started, has been shortlisted for the CBCA’s 2026 Book of the Year Awards. Her following standalone mystery, We Did It Anyway, follows the same group of teens in the Red Sands Surf Lifesaving Club.
Carla’s stories are inspired by her country coastal childhood, where sports ruled and beach campsites were paradise. Much like the students in her classroom, her characters lead action-packed lives with plenty of heart and humour. Carla lives in sun-soaked Brisbane, with her husband and two teens.
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