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
A fortune in gold. A high-stakes chase. Big trouble.
Don’t miss the next thrilling stand-alone mystery in the Red Sands series
Luna would do anything for her best friend, Milly, but why did she agree to spend a week roughing it on an island?
Alex loves the idea of camping on a beach with his friends Otto and Jasper. But their best-laid plans spiral out of control when they discover a fortune in gold bars and have to flee from armed smugglers who want it back.
Alarmed when the boys miss their designated rendezvous, Luna and Milly have to take matters into their own hands.
Can they save their friends before it's too late?
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, was shortlisted for the 2026 CBCA Book of the Year Award for older readers.
We Did It Anyway is the second book in Carla’s series of thrilling standalone mysteries inspired by her country coastal childhood were sports ruled and beach campsite were paradise.
Much like the students in her classroom today, her characters lead action-packed lives with plenty of heart and humour. Carla loves living in sun-soaked Brisbane with her husband and two teens.
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