![]() ![]() Drivers do not need to be trying to follow multiple strands or unpicking abstract language, for example. After all, one of the listeners is a driver who should be focusing mostly on the road. ![]() One is that straightforward narratives work best. There are certain things you need in a car audiobook, we’ve found. Consequently, Resurrection Bay was the novel of choice for our last road trip. The problem was that every time I checked my library audiobook catalogue there was no Emma Viskic, until a couple of months ago. I wanted to read it, but I thought my best bet would be in audiobook form, because crime is the sort of writing that can work well in the car. ![]() Emma Viskic’s 2015-published debut crime novel featuring a deaf investigator captured my interest at a time when we were looking for more fiction featuring differently abled protagonists. While I don’t, as a rule, read crime, I do like to keep up with new Australian works. ![]() That might sound strange for someone who claims to not read crime, but here’s the thing … In fact, it makes a particularly special contribution, because it is the first book I wanted to hear when we bought our new car with Apple CarPlay functionality back in 2019. Back in February, I said I planned to “read” more audiobooks this year, and slowly I’m achieving that goal with Emma Viskic’s Resurrection Bay being my third for the year. ![]()
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