Deb Caletti writes young adult and adult fiction about relationships, family, abuse and the point at which a character realises that familiar behaviour is not necessarily safe or acceptable. Stay follows Clara after she leaves town with her father to escape a controlling former boyfriend, while A Heart in a Body in the World centres on Annabelle, who begins running across the United States after a traumatic event. He’s Gone, written for adults, starts with a husband’s disappearance and turns towards the marriage that preceded it. Caletti’s writing is reflective, accessible and relationship-focused, often allowing suspense to grow from emotional history rather than conventional crime plotting. Her work suits contemporary YA, domestic fiction and novels about coercive relationships and recovery. Read more Less