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'Deaf since early childhood, Caleb Zelic used to meet life head-on. Now he’s struggling just to get through the day. His best mate is dead, his ex-wife, Kat, is avoiding him, and nightmares haunt his waking hours.
'But when a young woman is killed after pleading for his help in sign language, Caleb is determined to find out who she was. And the trail leads straight to his hometown, Resurrection Bay. The town is on bushfire alert and simmering with racial tensions. As he delves deeper, Caleb uncovers secrets that could threaten his life and any chance of reuniting with Kat. Driven by his demons, he pushes on. But who is he willing to sacrifice along the way? ' (Publication summary)
Dedication: For Meg and Leni
Epigraph: And fire came down from heaven and devoured them. Revelation 20:9
Writing Disability in Australia:
| Type of disability | Profound deafness. |
| Type of character | Primary. |
| Point of view | Third person. |
'Caleb is quixotic, obstinate, resilient, tough and too honest for his own good.'
'For Emma Viskic, the challenge of her second novel, And Fire Came Down, is to build on the success of her prize-winning 2015 debut, Resurrection Bay. Appearing again is one of the most intriguing recent protagonists of Australian crime fiction: the deaf private investigator Caleb Zelic, a man self-destructively redoubtable and the cause — as he fears — of harm all around him.' (Introduction)
'Emma Viskic explores difference, and its consequences, in this sequel to Resurrection Bay.'
'For Emma Viskic, the challenge of her second novel, And Fire Came Down, is to build on the success of her prize-winning 2015 debut, Resurrection Bay. Appearing again is one of the most intriguing recent protagonists of Australian crime fiction: the deaf private investigator Caleb Zelic, a man self-destructively redoubtable and the cause — as he fears — of harm all around him.' (Introduction)
'Caleb is quixotic, obstinate, resilient, tough and too honest for his own good.'
'Emma Viskic explores difference, and its consequences, in this sequel to Resurrection Bay.'
