Description
A DEAD COP ALWAYS SPELLS TROUBLE When Caleb Zelic finds one of his clients murdered, it's a bad day; when he discovers the man was federal police it's the beginning of a nightmare. Against his better judgment he is drawn into the investigation. SOMEBODY IS CLEANING HOUSE Soon Caleb finds himself mixed up with his crooked ex-partner Frankie and the fallout from a money-laundering scheme gone wrong. More people start dying, as someone tries to clear up the mess. And then a nine-year-old girl goes missing. THE KID'S NEXT Frankie and Caleb are determined to find her, but will she be alive when they do? Together they follow a trail that leads to betrayal, death and an agonizing choice.
About the Author
Emma Viskic is an award-winning Australian crime writer. Her critically acclaimed debut Resurrection Bay was shortlisted for two CWA Daggers and won five Australian awards, including the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut. Its sequel, And Fire Came Down, won the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel. Emma studied Australian sign language (Auslan) in order to write the Caleb Zelic thrillers, of which Darkness for Light is the third. She is currently writing the fourth.
Reviews
A CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR - The Times (London)
"The tension builds from the very first page...brutal but compassionate." - The Times (UK)
Praise for the Caleb Zelic thrillers:
"Stunning... original and splendidly plotted [with] a superb cast of main characters." - The Times, Crime Book of the Month
'Razor-sharp... James Ellory and Paul Cleave fans will be pleased' -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Trailing literary prizes in its wake... superbly characterized... well above most contemporary crime fiction." - Financial Times, Books of the Year
"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
Book Information
ISBN 9781782275435
Author Emma Viskic
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Pushkin Vertigo
Publisher Pushkin Press
About the Author
Emma Viskic is an award-winning Australian crime writer. Her critically acclaimed debut Resurrection Bay was shortlisted for two CWA Daggers and won five Australian awards, including the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut. Its sequel, And Fire Came Down, won the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel. Emma studied Australian sign language (Auslan) in order to write the Caleb Zelic thrillers, of which Darkness for Light is the third. She is currently writing the fourth.
Reviews
A CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR - The Times (London)
"The tension builds from the very first page...brutal but compassionate." - The Times (UK)
Praise for the Caleb Zelic thrillers:
"Stunning... original and splendidly plotted [with] a superb cast of main characters." - The Times, Crime Book of the Month
'Razor-sharp... James Ellory and Paul Cleave fans will be pleased' -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Trailing literary prizes in its wake... superbly characterized... well above most contemporary crime fiction." - Financial Times, Books of the Year
"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
Book Information
ISBN 9781782275435
Author Emma Viskic
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Pushkin Vertigo
Publisher Pushkin Press
