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. When his childhood friend is brutally murdered while helping him on an insurance case, Caleb vows to find the killer. But he can’t do it alone. Caleb and his business partner Frankie, an ex-cop, start with one clue: Scott, the last word the victim texted to Caleb.

But chasing the elusive Scott leads them back to Caleb’s hometown of Resurrection Bay. And it’s here he learns that everyone - including his murdered friend - is hiding something. And the deeper he digs, the darker the secrets …

‘Grabs you by the throat and never slackens its hold’ - CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS, author of The Slap ‘A stunning debut’ - THE TIMES ‘Outstanding, gripping and violent’ - GUARDIAN ‘A plot-driven thriller that is not for the faint-hearted’ - THE AGE ‘On par with some of the heavyweights of crime writing’ - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD