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Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic
I think I’m experiencing a “purple patch” in my reading right now. Another book that will be difficult for me to keep from gushing about is the lengthy debut by Australian author Emma Viskic. The least indulgent assessment I can offer is that Resurrection Bay is “a thriller of substance,” which is appropriate because Viskic’s approach to her character’s features is anything but indulgent, and that is what I most respect.
The choice to cast a deaf character in the role of a private eye will be discussed extensively. I agree with PM Newton’s assessment on the cover: Viskic has produced a truly distinctive and alluring character deserving of a spot next to Jack Irish and Cliff Hardy.
We All Have Different Traits
The beating heart of this book is the recognition that we all have diverse traits, spanning physical talents, race, personality, and life experiences. It also has a complicated yet plausible and gritty mystery. Although each of our characteristics has an impact on how we conduct our daily lives, no person can or ought to be characterised by any one of them.
I can speak to a great credibility and realism to Viskic’s Caleb character, including both his actions and attitude toward working with a “tool kit” that is a little different than the majority and the variety of responses people have to that fact. What might be a strength in one situation may very well be a weakness in another.
Rare is the writer who can create conversation that doesn’t at some time make the reader cringe or is so monotonous/robotic that they scan it. The character conversation in Viskic’s books is enjoyable to read because it is refreshingly devoid of hyperbole and is sharp, dry, and attitudinal in all the right places. Viskic successfully blended excellent character development with visceral brutality and suspense in Resurrection Bay. A great start to what, in my opinion, will be a highly popular crime persona and series. I know I can’t wait to read the upcoming chapter.
About The Book
Since he was a little child, Caleb Zelic has been profoundly deaf. He has always lived on the outside, watching and picking up on cues that others hide in a smile, a cough, or a kiss. Caleb embarks on a search for the murderer after learning of the death of a boyhood friend out of guilt and a desire to establish his own innocence. He can’t, nevertheless, go it alone. The only piece of information Caleb and his troubled buddy and ex-cop Frankie have is Scott, the final text message the murder victim sent to Caleb. Scott, however, is constantly in the lead.
This compelling, unique, and fast-paced crime thriller is set in Resurrection Bay, a little seaside hamlet where Caleb must face up to unpleasant memories halfway between a huge city and the city. Caleb is a charismatic lead character who doesn’t let being deaf restrict his prospects or his involvement in the inquiry. But does his tenacity cross the line into stubbornness? At what price, too? As he investigates more, Caleb learns uncomfortable realities about his murdered friend and himself.
The Review
Resurrection Bay
9.5 Score
So far, there have been three books in this exciting series, which boasts an interesting and offbeat hero. The action is set in Australia, which created a learning experience for me, as well. I heartily recommend this book, and those that follow, to all fans of the detective/police procedural genre.
PROS
- Exciting And Different.
- Well-Written And Compelling.
- Excellent Story Line.
- An Unusual Protagonist!
CONS
- Awful And Violent.
- Totally Disappointing.
- Lacked Credibility.
- Gratuitous Violence.
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