Emma Viskic
Emma Viskic is an Australian crime writer, whose critically acclaimed Caleb Zelic series has been published worldwide. The novels have won numerous awards, including a Ned Kelly Award and four Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards. Her debut, Resurrection Bay, was shortlisted for the UK’s prestigious Gold Dagger and New Blood Dagger prizes, and the US’s Barry Award. She was formerly a classical clarinet player.
Books by Emma Viskic
Resurrection Bay
by Emma Viskic
Resurrection Bay is the first book in Australian crime writer Emma Viskic's Caleb Zalec series. It won the 2016 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction and an unprecedented three Davitt Awards. It was iBooks Australia’s Crime Novel of the Year, and shortlisted for the UK’s prestigious Gold Dagger and New Blood Awards.
And Fire Came Down
by Emma Viskic
The second book in Australian crime writer Emma Viskic's Caleb Zelic series. It won the 2018 Davitt Award for Best Novel and was longlisted for the Dublin International Literary Award.
Interviews with Emma Viskic
The Best Australian Crime Fiction, recommended by Emma Viskic
Australian crime fiction—sometimes dubbed ‘Outback Noir’—is enjoying a boom, and its authors are rapturously received overseas. Emma Viskic, the award-winning crime writer, selects five of the best crime novels by her compatriots: outstanding books that blur the line between ‘literary’ and ‘genre’ fiction.
