Caleb Zelic Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Resurrection Bay |
2015 |
Buy |
| And Fire Came Down |
2017 |
Buy |
| Darkness for Light |
2020 |
Buy |
| Those Who Perish |
2022 |
Buy |
Pushkin Vertigo Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| I Was Jack Mortimer |
1933 |
Buy |
| The Murdered Banker |
1935 |
Buy |
| The Hotel of the Three Roses |
1936 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of the Three Orchids |
1942 |
Buy |
| She Who Was No More |
1952 |
Buy |
| Vertigo |
1954 |
Buy |
| The Gravediggers’ Bread |
1956 |
Buy |
| The Wicked Go to Hell |
1956 |
Buy |
| The Executioner Weeps |
1956 |
Buy |
| Crush |
1959 |
Buy |
| Bird in a Cage |
1961 |
Buy |
| The Master Key |
1962 |
Buy |
| The King of Fools |
1962 |
Buy |
| The Lady Killer |
1963 |
Buy |
| The Disappearance of Signora Giulia |
1970 |
Buy |
| The Meiji Guillotine Murders |
1979 |
Buy |
| The Tokyo Zodiac Murders |
1981 |
Buy |
| Murder in the Crooked House |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Decagon House Murders |
1987 |
Buy |
| Justiz |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Mill House Murders |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths |
2012 |
Buy |
| Tench |
2015 |
Buy |
| Resurrection Bay |
2015 |
Buy |
| Death Going Down |
2017 |
Buy |
| Urgent Matters |
2020 |
Buy |
| All Was Lost |
2021 |
Buy |
| Those Who Perish |
2022 |
Buy |
| Nothing Can Hurt You Now |
2023 |
Buy |
| Squeaky Clean |
2023 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Web Design |
2014 |
N/A |
| Splinter |
2014 |
N/A |
Emma Viskic is an Australian crime fiction writer best known for the Caleb Zelic series, which follows a deaf private investigator. Her debut novel, Resurrection Bay (2015), won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction and introduced readers to one of the most distinctive protagonists in Australian crime writing.
She has written four Caleb Zelic novels and two short stories. She is also associated with the Pushkin Vertigo imprint, which publishes translated crime fiction classics. Her books are set in Australia and draw on her background as a classically trained clarinettist.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Emma Viskic written?
Emma Viskic has written 36 books across three series.
What was Emma Viskic's first book?
Emma Viskic’s first book is I Was Jack Mortimer, published in 1933.
What makes Emma Viskic's protagonist Caleb Zelic unusual?
Caleb Zelic is a deaf private investigator, one of the few deaf protagonists in crime fiction. The books explore how his deafness affects his work, relationships, and the way he reads people and situations.