Chris Hammer is a leading Australian crime fiction novelist, author
of the internationally bestselling Martin Scarsden series:
Scrublands, Silver, Trust and Legacy. Scrublands was shortlisted
for major writing awards in Australia, the UK and the United
States. In the UK it was named the Sunday Times Crime Novel of the
Year 2019 and won the prestigious UK Crime Writers' Association
John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award. Scrublands was adapted for TV,
airing on BBC4 in the UK. Silver aired on BBC2 in 2025. Chris also
writes the award-winning series featuring homicide detectives Nell
Buchanan and Ivan Lucic: Opal Country, Dead Man's Creek, Cover the
Bones and The Broken River.
Before turning to fiction, Chris was a journalist for more than
thirty years. He reported from more than thirty countries on six
continents. Chris has also written two non-fiction books, The
River, winner of the ACT Book of the Year, and The Coast, published
by Melbourne University Press.
Chris lives in Canberra, Australia.
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*
My favourite Australian detective is Nell Buchanan. Dead Man's
Creek is a richly textured novel.
*Ann Cleeves*
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*
Chris Hammer is one of the leading proponents of Outback Noir and
Dead Man's Creek is another stellar offering. A big, meaty, complex
crime story.
*Vaseem Khan*
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*
Chris Hammer has surpassed himself in Dead Man's Creek. I doubt
I'll read a better novel this year.
*The Times*
Hammer is at his best in this panoramic novel
*Sunday Times*
Exceptional. This is storytelling that grasps the reader like
poison ivy, never once losing its hypnotic grip: both compelling
and masterful.
*Daily Mail*
An excellent, multi-layered and atmospheric thriller
*Mail on Sunday*
A sprawling and gripping new crime novel from the Australian noir
master,
*Peterborough Telegraph*
A delight from start to finish
*Irish Independent*
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*
A fantastic rural crime story with a huge family saga running
through it all
*Tariq Ashkanani, author of Welcome to Cooper*
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*
Gripping
*Heat*
Sleek, savage and addictive
*Woman's Own*
A complex, twisty thriller, with nuanced characters and a winding
plot all set in the oppressive Australian heat.
*Lisa Hall*
A clever and compelling small town mystery, with an evocative
setting and a brilliant cast of characters. This slice of
Australian noir sparkles like an opal in the blistering sun.
*Lisa Gray*
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*
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