On Audio All That’s Left Unsaid

Tracey Lien, HQ, £14.49

This compelling and disturbing debut is much more than a murder mystery. It’s an incisive look at racism experienced by those who left Vietnam after the war for Australia. And it shines a light on family, tradition, community and loss. Journalist Ky Tran’s younger brother is a good boy, a star student, but he is beaten to death in a restaurant. The diners claim to have seen nothing and the police fail to turn up any leads. In just over nine-and-a-half intense hours, we follow Ky as she confronts more than the reasons her cherished brother is dead.