Chris Hammer Press Reviews
A commanding, consuming and outright thrilling mystery. Chris Hammer's first-class series goes from strength to strength. - Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the End
Utterly brilliant, a darkly simmering mystery - an Australian Where The Crawdads Sing. - Dervla McTiernan, bestselling author of The Ruin
Chris Hammer is at the height of his power here. Dead Man's Creek is a superb piece of storytelling - a dark and compelling saga brilliantly rooted in a rich Australian landscape. - William Shaw, bestselling author of the DS Alexandra Cupidi series
Dingo noir at its finest. This may well be Hammer's best work yet. Atmospheric and thrilling. I was gripped. - Victoria Selman, bestselling author of Truly Darkly Deeply
Dead Man's Creek has it all-a vivid setting, characters that live and breathe and feel utterly real, and an epic mystery stretching across decades that thrills and surprises. This is a perfect crime novel. - Lisa Gray, bestselling author of the Jessica Shaw series
A vivid and gripping thriller where long-buried secrets were interwoven brilliantly with current threat. I loved it! - Gytha Lodge, bestselling author of She Lies In Wait
Chris Hammer at the height of his powers ... absolutely not to be missed! - Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town
It would be unfair to say Chris Hammer is at the top of the crime writing game. Chris Hammer IS the game. Readers will devour Chris Hammer's exceptional novel. - Benjamin Stevenson, author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Chris has an another absolute cracker on his hands here. Chris is without a doubt one of the best active Australian crime writers, and a new book from him is always an unmissable event. One of those stories you don't want to put down once you've started. - Shelley Burr, author of Wake
Timely and timeless, Dead Man's Creek is some of the finest crime fiction out there. Chris Hammer just gets better. - Dominic Nolan, author of Vine Street
Chris Hammer has another hit on his hands. Great characters, a riveting plot, and an evocative setting. Hammer is a modern-day master, and this book has it all. - Peter Papathanasiou, author of The Stoning
This a superb book, a totally compelling story of small town secrets, multi-layered and beautifully written. - Kevin Wignall, author of Those Who Disappeared
The publication of Chris Hammer book has become one of those events that you eagerly await. Dead Man's Creek is no exception. Mesmerising and unputdownable from start to finish, Chris is a master at work. - James Delargy, author of 55 and Vanished
A rich, complex thriller, packed with detail and intrigue. - Christian White, author of The Nowhere Child
Classic Hammer, with the heat and the small town obsession with secrecy and past grievances. A crime novel that will stay with me for a long time. - Ann Cleeves
A complex, twisty thriller, with nuanced characters and a winding plot all set in the oppressive Australian heat. - Lisa Hall
Opal Country is a top-notch Aussie Noir with real heat coming off the pages. - Christopher Fowler
A brilliantly atmospheric mystery. - Heat
This novel - tighter, tougher, tenser - is Hammer's best work yet. - The Times
Chris Hammer is regarded as one of Australia's best new noir crime writers, and this immersive and lyrically written thriller copper-fastens this well-deserved reputation. - Irish Independent
Gold standard Outback noir [...] Chris Hammer's best writing to date. - Crime Fiction Lover
Nobody does Australian outback crime better. Hammer nails it again. - Peterborough Telegraph
Opal Country is richly rewarding. Hammer is quite brilliant. - Shots Magazine
A fast-paced and thrilling read. - Brown Flopsy's Book Burrow
Keeps you stuck to the story like an Outback miner's shirt to his back - The Sun
A sharp thriller - Woman's Own
A master of the crime genre - South Africa Sunday Times
About Chris Hammer
Chris Hammer was a journalist for more than thirty years, dividing his career between covering Australian federal politics and international affairs. For many years he was a roving foreign correspondent for SBS TV's flagship current affairs program Dateline. He has reported from more than thirty countries on six continents.
Chris's non-fiction book, The River, published in 2010 to critical acclaim, was the recipient of the ACT Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the Walkley Book Award. Scrublands, his first novel, was published in 2018 and won the CWA John Creasey Debut Dagger Award, as well as being shortlisted for Best Debut Fiction at the Indie Book Awards, and Best General Fiction at the ABIA Awards. It has also been longlisted for the Ned Kelly Best Crime Novel of the Year. Scrublands was optioned for television by Easy Tiger (a FremantleMedia company).
Chris has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Charles Sturt University and a master's degree in international relations from the Australian National University. He lives in Canberra with his wife, Dr Tomoko Akami. The couple have two children.
You can find Chris at @thehammernow on Instagram
Photo credt: Alex Ellinghausen
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