Emma Viskic

Emma Viskic’s critically acclaimed Caleb Zelic series has been published worldwide. RESURRECTION BAY won the 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 Dagger Awards, and the USA's Barry Award. AND FIRE CAME DOWN won the 2018 Davitt Award for Best Novel and DARKNESS FOR LIGHT was joint winner of the 2020 Readers’ Choice Davitt Award. It is currently nominated for a Barry Award.

Formerly a classical musician, Emma's musical career ranged from performing with José Carreras, to playing at an engagement party that ended in a brawl. Emma learned Australian sign language (Auslan) in order to write the character of Caleb, who is profoundly deaf. She is currently working on the fourth Caleb Zelic novel, THOSE WHO PERISH.