Caleb Zelic can't hear you. But he sees everything.
The prizewinning debut thriller from the new name in crime.
CALEB ZELIC IS ON THE HUNT FOR HIS FRIEND'S KILLER
His childhood friend has been brutally murdered - fingers broken, throat slit - at his home in Melbourne. Tortured by guilt, Caleb vows to track down the killer. But he's profoundly deaf; missed words and misread lips can lead to confusion, and trouble.
HE NEVER FORGETS A FACE
Fortunately, Caleb knows how to read people; a sideways glance, an unconvincing smile, speaks volumes. When his friend Frankie, a former cop, offers to help, they soon discover the killer is on their tail.
IT MIGHT JUST SAVE HIS LIFE
Sensing that his ex-wife may also be in danger, Caleb insists they return to their hometown of Resurrection Bay. But there he learns that everyone - including his murdered friend - is hiding something. And the deeper he digs, the darker the secrets...

"An Australian thriller at its finest. A captivating read from first page to last" - Jane Harper, author of 'The Dry'

"An outstanding debut... Pacy, violent but with a big thundering heart, it looks set to be one of the debuts of the year and marks Emma Viskic out as a serious contender on the crime scene" - Eva Dolan

"Outstanding, gripping and violent... a hero who is original and appealing" - Guardian

"Terrific... Grabs you by the throat and never slackens its hold" - Christos Tsiolkas, author of The Slap

"[A] stunning debut... original and splendidly plotted [with] a superb cast of main characters" - The Times, Crime Book of the Month

"Adds to a bumper year for quality Australian crime fiction... The dialogue is excellent... [it] zooms along" - Sunday Express

"More than lives up to its hype... Fierce, fast-moving, violent... it is as exciting a debut as fellow Australian Jane Harper's The Dry, and I can think of no higher praise" - Daily Mail

"This outstanding debut from Australian author Viskic is fast-paced with gut-wrenching twists and an engaging protagonist" - Daily Express

"A terrific new voice. Great writing and credibly vulnerable characters" - Irish Examiner

"Clever, funny and totally deserving of the plaudits engulfing this antipodean début. Vividly persuasive characters along with fast-paced, gut-wrenching twists leave the reader craving for the next instalment" - Judging Panel, CWA Gold Dagger 2018 Shortlist

"Set in a beautifully evoked Australia, a deaf man pursues the killer of his childhood friend and is forced to navigate by guess work and uncover the many secrets of his boyhood town, with the assistance of a local cop. Exemplary and humane and full of deeply felt anxiety" - Judging Panel, CWA New Blood Dagger 2018 Shortlist

"Emma Viskic's debut is a gripping read" - Crime Review

"Distinctive flavour" - Herald Scotland

"It has a unique take... great twists and turns with excellent layering" - Nudge Books

"Accomplished, original and utterly riveting, so much so that I read it in pretty much one sitting" - Raven Crime Reads (blog)

"Fast-paced and very well written" - Amazon Book Review

"A rattling plot-driven thriller that is not for the faint-hearted... never takes a predictable turn" - The Age

"Viskic's characterisation, dialogue and plotting are on par with some of the heavyweights of crime writing" - Sydney Morning Herald

"A compelling, highly recommended read." - Books+Publishing

"If this is anything to go by, we could do with more Aussie crime fiction over here. Viskic knows how to put together a gripping story" - Nudge Books

"An outstanding debut novel from an author you'd hope is busy on the next instalment right now" - The Newtown Review of Books

"A tour-de-force excursion into good, evil, and the labyrinth of human motivations. Emma Viskic has created a brilliant protagonist in the profoundly-deaf, and irrepressibly obstinate Caleb Zelic, and has produced one of the year's best crime novels" - Pages and Pages Booksellers

"Sad and funny and thrilling and very, very good. It's even got a kicker of an ending. You should read it. Now." - Fair Dinkum Crime

"A highly enjoyable debut" - The Daily Telegraph (Australia)

"After reading this book [book two] can't come quickly enough... I really need to know what happens next" - Steph's Book Blog