Resurrection Bay / Emma Viskic.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Pushkin Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2015Description: 278 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781782273622
- 178227362X
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Mystery | Viskic, Emma | CZ 1 | Available | 33111009176245 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
ONE OF THE YEAR'S 10 BEST MYSTERY NOVELS -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Finalist for the CWA (Crime Writers' Association) Gold Dagger
Finalist for John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Awards
The acclaimed debut thriller from Australia's most exciting new crime-writing talent, for fans of Jane Harper
Caleb Zelic's 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.
Fortunately, Caleb knows how to read people; a sideways glance, an unconvincing smile, speak volumes. When his friend Frankie, a former cop, offers to help, they soon discover the killer is on their tail.
Sensing that his ex-wife may also be in danger, Caleb insists they return to their hometown of Resurrection Bay. But here he learns that everyone--including his murdered friend--is hiding something. And the deeper he digs, the darker the secrets . . .
Caleb Zelic, profoundly deaf since early childhood, has always lived on the outside - watching, picking up telltale signs people hide in a smile, a cough, a kiss. When a childhood friend is murdered, a sense of guilt and a determination to prove his own innocence sends Caleb on a hunt for the killer. But he can't do it alone. Caleb and his troubled friend Frankie, an ex-cop, start with one clue: Scott, the last word the murder victim texted to Caleb. But Scott is always one step ahead.This gripping, original and fast-paced crime thriller is set between a big city and a small coastal town, Resurrection Bay, where Caleb is forced to confront painful memories. Caleb is a memorable protagonist who refuses to let his deafness limit his opportunities, or his participation in the investigation. But does his persistence border on stubbornness? And at what cost? As he delves deeper into the investigation Caleb uncovers unwelcome truths about his murdered friend and himself.