All Thats Left Unsaid

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A complex, harrowing look into the impacts on trauma on a community, written with the urgent pace of a thriller and peppered with moments of levity Vogue Australia

'An unforgettable debut, utterly compelling from start to finish. Original. Heartbreaking. Gripping. I just loved it!' Liane Moriarty
Poignant and impeccable storytelling Oprah Daily

An extraordinary work of Australian literature about who we are as a nation. This book deserves to be a classic in our literary canon. Profoundly moving, riveting, tender and heartbreaking. What a read. Tracey Lien is a major new voice in our literary landscape and I cant wait to read what she writes next. Bravo Nikki Gemmell

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There were a dozen witnesses to Denny Trans brutal murder in a busy Sydney restaurant. So how come no one saw anything

Just let him go. Those are words Ky Tran will forever regret. The words she spoke when her parents called to ask if they should let her younger brother Denny out to celebrate his high school graduation. That night in 1996, Denny optimistic, guileless, brilliant Denny is brutally murdered inside a busy restaurant in Cabramatta, a Sydney suburb facing violent crime, an indifferent police force, and the worst heroin epidemic in Australian history.

Returning home for the funeral, Ky learns that the police are stumped by her brothers case: several people were at Lucky 8 restaurant when Denny died, but each of the bystanders claim to have seen nothing.

As an antidote to grief and guilt, Ky is determined to track down the witnesses herself. With each encounter, she peels away another layer of the place that shaped her and Denny,exposing the trauma and seeds of violence that were planted well before that fateful celebration dinner: by colonialism, by the war in Vietnam,and by the choices theyve all made to survive.

Tracey Lien's extraordinary debut pulls apart the intricate bonds of friendship, family, culture and community that produced a devastating crime. All That's Left Unsaid is both a study of the effects of inherited trauma and social discrimination, and a compulsively readable literary thriller that expertly holds the reader in its grip until the final page.

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Praise for All Thats Left Unsaid

'An unforgettable debut, utterly compelling from start to finish. Original. Heartbreaking. Gripping. I just loved it!' Liane Moriarty

An urgent story that commands an audience. All Thats Left Unsaid is a gripping and unflinching narrative that is as heart-wrenching as it is unputdownable Karin Slaughter

A shocking, deeply moving and truly special debut. Savage and heart-breaking, All Thats Left Unsaid tackles some hugely important issues, yet is also a richly crafted mystery, a story that is both impossible to put down and impossible to forget Chris Whitaker, We Begin at the End

' All Thats Left Unsaid is honest, aching, and filled with beauty. It will transport you' Julia Phillips, internationally bestselling author of Disappearing Earth

An extraordinary work of Australian literature about who we are as a nation. This book deserves to be a classic in our literary canon. Profoundly moving, riveting, tender and heartbreaking. What a read. Tracey Lien is a major new voice in our literary landscape and I cant wait to read what she writes next. Bravo Nikki Gemmell

A vivid portrait of life as a refugee in 1990s Australia . . . Tracey Liens first novel is a deeply moving tale of rage, regret and resilience . . . A brilliant debut The Times

While the mystery is compelling, like the richest literary crime fiction, this story has broader ambitions than revealing who did it . . . Poignant and impeccable storytelling Oprah Daily

A complex, harrowing look into the impacts on trauma on a community, written with the urgent pace of a thriller and peppered with moments of levity Vogue Australia

A powerful read Prima

Quite simply one of the best books Ive ever read Good Reading

An eye-opening, honest portrayal Adele Parks, Platinum magazine

Author Bio

Tracey Lien is the author of the debut novel All That's Left Unsaid. Born and raised in South Western Sydney, Australia, she earned her MFA at the University of Kansas and was previously a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. See more about Tracey at traceylien.com.