Chris Hammer (born in 1960)[1] is a bestselling Australian crime-writer and journalist.

He is the author of the Martin Scarsden series of novels that have been bestsellers in several countries.[2] Hammer has a 30-year career as a journalist and has worked for The Bulletin, Fairfax and on the SBS program, Dateline.[2][3] When writing his crime novels he allows the story to develop, rather than plotting it out in advance.[4]

He won the ACT Book of the Year in 2011 for his non-fiction book, The River.[5] His first novel, Scrublands, won the John Creasey Award at the UK Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards in 2019.[6] The Tilt won the 2023 Danger Award for best crime fiction.[7]

Bibliography

Martin Scarsden series

Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan series

  • Treasure and Dirt (2021) (also published as Opal Country (UK))
  • The Tilt (2022) (also published as Dead Man's Creek (UK))
  • The Seven (2023)

Non-fiction

  • The River (2010)
  • The Coast (2012)

References

  1. ↑ "Hammer, Chris, 1960-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Chris Hammer: 'I am a serial killer. I kill my darlings left, right and centre'". the Guardian. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Chris Hammer". Curtis Brown. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Chris Hammer: From the bush to the city for Trust". HerCanberra. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Gammage wins 2012 ACT Book of the Year Award". Books+Publishing. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hammer wins UK Dagger award for 'Scrublands'". Books+Publishing. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Danger Awards 2023 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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