2022 LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Phenomenal Book Club Pick! For
fans of Everything I Never Told You and The Mothers a deeply moving and unflinching debut
following a young Vietnamese-Australian woman who returns home to her family in the wake of her
brother's shocking murder determined to discover what happened-a dramatic exploration of the
intricate bonds and obligations of friendship family and community. Just let him go. These
are the 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 with
friends. That night Denny-optimistic guileless brilliant Denny-is brutally murdered inside a
busy restaurant in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta a refugee enclave facing violent crime an
indifferent police force and the worst heroin epidemic in Australian history. Returning home
to Cabramatta for the funeral Ky learns that the police are stumped by Denny's case: a dozen
people were at Lucky 8 restaurant when Denny died but each of the bystanders claim to have
seen nothing. Desperately hoping that understanding what happened might ease her suffocating
guilt Ky sets aside her grief and determines to track down the witnesses herself. With each
encounter she peels back another layer of the place that shaped her and Denny exposing the
seeds of violence that were planted well before that fateful celebration dinner: by colonialism
by the war in Vietnam and by the choices they've all made to survive. Alternating between Ky's
voice and the perspectives of the witnesses Tracey Lien's extraordinary debut is at once
heart-pounding and heart-rending as it probes the intricate bonds of friendship family and
community through an unforgettable cast of characters all connected by a devastating crime.
Combining evocative family drama and gripping suspense All That's Left Unsaid is a profound
and moving page turner perfect for readers of Liz Moore Brit Bennett and Celeste Ng.
