Before his death he sent Caleb a text warning him about a man named Scott. Gary, a policeman, has been helping Caleb with his case – maybe it’s more than just cigarettes going in and out of that warehouse. When his childhood friend, Gary, is murdered in an unspeakably violent way, Caleb is both grieving and flung into danger. The two create some terrific dialogue as they are always sparring with each other. And although Caleb has a talent for reading people through their body language, it’s just as well his trusty side-kick, tough-talking ex-cop, Frankie, is there to pick up anything he’s missed. Mostly it’s small stuff, like the case he’s got now: the theft of cigarettes in bulk from a warehouse.Ĭaleb is interesting because he pretends he can hear just as well as anybody else, picking up what he can from lip reading, and signing with the people who know him better. Now in his thirties, he’s divorced and running a private investigation company. Calum Zelic has been profoundly deaf since a childhood illness. I’d been meaning to pick up the first in this series for a while because I’d read good things and the idea of a hearing-impaired private investigator sparked my interest. After such a run of historical novels, I was more than ready for a good, meaty mystery and what better than some Aussie Noir.
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