Dead Man's Creek

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