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y separately published work icon Darkness for Light single work   novel   crime  
Is part of A Caleb Zelic Thriller Emma Viskic , 2015 series - author novel (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Darkness for Light
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'After heartbreak and trauma, Caleb Zelic is beginning to rebuild his life. He has a new home, a new business and the chance of a happy love life. But people in power have other ideas. Caleb's double-crossing business partner, Frankie, has something they want, and they're after Caleb to get it. On the hunt for Frankie and information, Caleb is drawn into a world of high-level corruption and dark political deals. The secrets he uncovers could endanger him and everything he holds dear.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia:

    Type of disability Profound deafness.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view Third person.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Echo Publishing , 2019 .
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      Extent: 304p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 2 December 2019.
      ISBN: 9781760685812
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Pushkin Press ,
      2020 .
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      Extent: 352p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 5 March 2020.
      • Imprint: Pushkin Vertigo.
      ISBN: 9781782275435
Alternative title: No Trace
Language: German
    • Munich,
      c
      Germany,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Piper ,
      2021 .
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      Extent: 304p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 September 2021.
      ISBN: 9783492063135

Other Formats

  • Large print.
  • Sound recording.

Works about this Work

Style and Suspense : Auspicious Times for Australian Crime Fiction David Whish-Wilson , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January / February no. 418 2020; (p. 36-37)

— Review of Darkness for Light Emma Viskic , 2019 single work novel ; The Wife and the Widow Christian White , 2019 single work novel ; Peace Garry Disher , 2019 single work novel
'These are exciting times when the new normal for Australian crime fiction is strong domestic interest and sales, but also international attention in the form of Australian-only panels at overseas writers’ festivals, plus regular nominations and awards in Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Whether this is a literary fad or sustainable in the long term – with Australian crime fiction becoming a recognisable ‘brand’ in the manner of Scandi-noir or Tartan-noir – will depend largely upon the sustained quality of the novels produced here.' (Introduction)
Emma Viskic Darkness for Light Thuy On , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 7-13 December 2019;

— Review of Darkness for Light Emma Viskic , 2019 single work novel

'Emma Viskic blazed onto the literary crime fiction scene in 2015 with the private investigator Caleb Zelic. The character of Caleb has been deaf since a childhood bout of meningitis from which he never fully recovered. In many ways the author works within the chalk-marked outlines of crime fiction tropes – a dead body in the opening pages and the usual tortuous paths of sleuthing before truth and enlightenment – but Caleb’s deafness adds complexity, and at times an unexpected frisson, to the classic detective story.' (Introduction)

Emma Viskic Darkness for Light Thuy On , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 7-13 December 2019;

— Review of Darkness for Light Emma Viskic , 2019 single work novel

'Emma Viskic blazed onto the literary crime fiction scene in 2015 with the private investigator Caleb Zelic. The character of Caleb has been deaf since a childhood bout of meningitis from which he never fully recovered. In many ways the author works within the chalk-marked outlines of crime fiction tropes – a dead body in the opening pages and the usual tortuous paths of sleuthing before truth and enlightenment – but Caleb’s deafness adds complexity, and at times an unexpected frisson, to the classic detective story.' (Introduction)

Style and Suspense : Auspicious Times for Australian Crime Fiction David Whish-Wilson , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January / February no. 418 2020; (p. 36-37)

— Review of Darkness for Light Emma Viskic , 2019 single work novel ; The Wife and the Widow Christian White , 2019 single work novel ; Peace Garry Disher , 2019 single work novel
'These are exciting times when the new normal for Australian crime fiction is strong domestic interest and sales, but also international attention in the form of Australian-only panels at overseas writers’ festivals, plus regular nominations and awards in Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Whether this is a literary fad or sustainable in the long term – with Australian crime fiction becoming a recognisable ‘brand’ in the manner of Scandi-noir or Tartan-noir – will depend largely upon the sustained quality of the novels produced here.' (Introduction)

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