And Fire Came Down: Caleb Zelic Series: Volume Two

by Emma Viskic

Overview

Deaf private investigator Caleb Zelic returns in the pulsating follow-up thriller to the acclaimed Resurrection Bay, from an exciting new voice in Australian crime fiction—perfect for fans of Jane Harper

Caleb Zelic can't hear you. But he can see everything.

Caleb Zelic used to meet life head-on. Now he's struggling just to get through the day. His best mate is dead, his ex-wife, Kat, is avoiding him, and nightmares haunt his waking hours.

But when a young woman is killed after pleading for his help in sign language, Caleb is determined to find out who she was. And the trail leads straight to his hometown, Resurrection Bay. The town is on bushfire alert and simmering with racial tensions. As he delves deeper, Caleb uncovers secrets that could threaten his life and any chance of reuniting with Kat. Driven by his demons, he pushes on. But who is he willing to sacrifice along the way?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782274551
Publisher:	Steerforth Press
Publication date:	10/02/2018
Series:	Pushkin Vertigo: Caleb Zelic , #20
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Emma Viskic is an award-winning Australian crime writer. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Resurrection Bay, won the 2016 Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut, and an unprecedented three Davitt Awards: Best Adult Novel, Best Debut, and Readers' Choice. It was also iBooks Australia's Crime Novel of the year, and was shortlisted for both the CWA Gold and New Blood Daggers in the UK. Emma studied Australian sign language (Auslan) in order to write the character of Caleb Zelic. She is currently writing the fourth Caleb Zelic thriller.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

An outstanding debut... Pacy, violent but with a thundering heart. —Eva Dolan
Emma Viskic is a terrific, gutsy writer with great insight into the murkiness of both criminal and heroic motivations. — Emily Maguire, author of An Isolated Incident
An Australian thriller at its finest. A captivating read from first page to last. —Jane Harper, author of The Dry

Editorial Reviews

★ 08/06/2018
Ned Kelly Award–winner Viskic combines nuanced characters and thoughtful plotting in her impressive sequel to Resurrection Bay, which introduced hearing-impaired Australian PI Caleb Zelic. In the wake of the previous book’s murderous events, the investigator has been reduced to doing small-time jobs out of an office in his Melbourne home. One day, a stranger stops Caleb near his apartment and shows him a note written in lipstick with his name and address. He follows the man to a dim alleyway, where a woman emerges from the shadows and signs the word help. Shortly thereafter, a muscle-bound thug grabs the woman, who escapes with Caleb’s help only to stumble backward into the street, where she’s fatally struck by a van. Determined to find out what led to the tragedy, Caleb doggedly follows thin leads back to his hometown of Resurrection Bay, where he’s attacked in his brother Ant’s home by a man and woman who warn him not to go to the police. Caleb, whose life is described by Ant as “a wasteland of shattered people,” is a brilliantly realized flawed lead. Fans of Michael Koryta’s broken protagonists will be well satisfied. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

2018 Davitt Award Adult Novel Winner
Longlisted for the 2019 International Dublin Literary Award

“Ned Kelly Award–winner Viskic combines nuanced characters and thoughtful plotting in her impressive sequel to Resurrection Bay, which introduced hearing-impaired Australian PI Caleb Zelic.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Caleb’s second outing establishes him as a sensitive protagonist in a harsh world. Hard-boiled crime fiction is thriving in Australia, and Viskic is one of the reasons why.”
—Booklist

“For memorable protagonists, look no further than Emma Viskic.”
—Jane Harper, BookPage

“A consistently high level of tension . . . an exciting ride.”
—Crime Review

“There is romance, and there is violence—plus a devastating denouement . . . Zelic is a good man in a wicked world and it will be a real pleasure to meet him again.”
—Evening Standard

“A worthy successor [to Resurrection Bay] . . . A fascinating world, very cleverly painted through a prose that is spare and yet extremely effective… [with] an uncanny ability to skewer conventions and pierce through to the truth.”
—Thriller Books Journal

“It’s a scorcher . . . an utterly compelling and thought provoking read.”
—Raven Crime Reads

“This is crime fiction at its best. Loved Jane Harper's The Dry? Read this.”
—Written by Sime

“Emma Viskic is a terrific, gutsy writer with great insight into the murkiness of both criminal and heroic motivations.”
—Emily Maguire, author of An Isolated Incident

“A plot that keeps us guessing to the end . . . Viskic takes her place up there with Australia’s new legion of uber-talented female crime writers such a Jane Harper and Candice Fox, deservedly so.”
—Better Reading, Book of the Week

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