No wonder the author won prizes for this.Ĭaleb Zelic works as a kind of private investigator which is not unusual in a crime story.

I would use superlatives such as exciting, funny, original and deftly plotted without reservation in describing this remarkable debut novel. The author has created a wonderfully intriguing protagonist in Caleb, for besides his great sense of humor, she provides the reader insights into just how difficult the profoundly deaf struggle in society using the protagonist as the foil. The bad guys appear to have no moral compass whatsoever while the plot is original and the narrative peppered with observational humor taken from Caleb’s surreal take upon life. This is a really exciting, fast paced investigation and an extremely dangerous one too.

Caleb enlists the help of his friend Frankie, but ex-cop Frankie has some major issues to deal with herself. The only clue he has is the name 'Scott', which Gary texted immediately before he was murdered. When Caleb's childhood friend, Senior Constable Gary Marsden is murdered, he's determined to discover the identity of the perpetrator especially as he is among the list of suspects. Our protagonist uses lip reading, examination of facial expressions and small movements of body language (discernible by him alone) as just a few of the techniques he deploys to understand the world around him. * Thank you to for a paper copy of Resurrection Bay for which I have given an honest review*Īfter reading this excellent debut novel, I assert that Australian author Emma Viskic is certainly a name to watch out for in the crime genre.Ĭaleb Zelic hasn't found life easy profoundly deaf since he was a young boy he's had to work exceptionally hard just to fit in. And the deeper he digs, the darker the secrets. And it's here he learns that everyone - including his murdered friend - is hiding something.

But chasing the elusive Scott leads them back to Caleb's hometown of Resurrection Bay. Caleb and his business partner Frankie, an ex-cop, start with one clue: Scott, the last word the victim texted to Caleb. When his childhood friend is brutally murdered while helping him on an insurance case, Caleb vows to find the killer. WINNER OF THREE DAVITT AWARDS: Best Adult Novel, Best Debut Book, Readers' Choice Award WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD for Best First Fiction Caleb Zelic may be deaf, but he knows how to read people better than anyone. The multi-award-winning first novel in the Caleb Zelic series. Sometimes the smallest towns hide the darkest secrets.

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