Set in a fictional Riverina town at the height of a devastating drought, Scrublands is one of the most powerful, compelling and original crime novels to be written in Australia.Winner of the 2019 CWA Dagger New Blood Award for Best First Crime NovelIn an isolated country town brought to its knees by endless drought, a charismatic and dedicated young priest calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners before being shot dead himse...

Martin Scarsden returns in the sequel to the bestselling Scrublands.'Chris Hammer is a great writer - a leader in Australian noir.' - Michael ConnellyFor half a lifetime, journalist Martin Scarsden has run from his past. But now there is no escaping.He'd vowed never to return to his hometown, Port Silver, and its traumatic memories. But now his new partner, Mandy Blonde, has inherited an old house in the seaside town and Martin knows their ...

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and Treasure & Dirt.'Chris Hammer is in the platinum class of Australian Detective writers. He is an undeniable master of the carefully layered novel, which unfolds remorselessly to reveal the perpetrators of murder on the arid frontier.' - The Weekend Australian on Treasure & DirtA man runs for his life in a forest.

An unputdownable standalone thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands.In the desolate outback town of Finnigans Gap, police struggle to maintain law and order. Thieves pillage opal mines, religious fanatics recruit vulnerable young people and billionaires do as they please.Then an opal miner is found crucified and left to rot down his mine. Nothing about the miner's death is straightforward, not even who found the body. Sydney homicide det...

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt.Yuwonderie's seven founding families have lorded it over their district for a century, growing ever more rich and powerful.But now—in startling circumstances—one of their own is found dead in a ditch and homicide detectives Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan are sent to investigate.Could the murder be connected to the execution of the victim's friend thir...

She breathes deeply, trying to quell the rising sense of panic. A detective came to her home, drugged her and kidnapped her. She tries to make sense of it, to imagine alternatives, but only one conclusion is possible: it's the past, come to claim her.Martin Scarsden's new life seems perfect, right up until the moment it's shattered by a voicemail: a single scream, abruptly cut off, from his partner Mandalay Blonde.Racing home, he finds an unconscious man sprawled o...

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Seven.Nell Buchanan and Ivan Lucic are back and Nell is thrown into her most emotionally fraught investigation yet.A controversial entrepreneur is murdered in a remote mountain valley, but this is no ordinary case. Ivan and Nell are soon contending with cowboy lawyers, conmen, bullion thieves and grave robbers.But it's when Nell discovers the victim is a...

Martin Scarsden flees an assassination attempt but lands in even more trouble with a deadly family feud leaving him at death's door in Chris Hammer's next blockbuster crime novel.MARTIN SCARSDEN IS ON THE RUN. WILL THE DESERT SAVE HIM OR BURY HIM?The blast hits them, a shock wave ... glass smashing ... Somewhere a woman screams. A second explosion, and Martin looks towards the hall, what's left of it, flames roaring and smoke pouring sk...

When you dig, will you strike gold ... or unearth dangerous secrets? An exciting new series from the queen of rural crime.Longlisted for the Davitt Awards 2026No matter how much or how little you find, you will never, ever own the gold. It will always own you.After a scandal, investigative reporter Zara Ellison and her partner, policeman Jack Higgins, have moved to Kalgoorlie but they are each struggling with this fresh start. The ...

'Dinuka McKenzie has talent to burn' Dervla McTiernanA parent's worst nightmare. A case that's too close to home. The tense, must-read new Detective Kate Miles novel from the award-winning author of The Torrent.'I was in the shower. I left Sienna in her bassinet ... When I got out ... She was gone.'Detective Sergeant Kate Miles is back from maternity leave and struggling on multiple fronts - the pressures of a second child...

Master crime writer Chris Hammer returns with his first standalone blockbuster thriller.‘If there is enough money involved, truth becomes a tradeable commodity. Like gold, it is malleable; it can be melted down and recast without losing its value.’Travis Somerland is a man accustomed to danger, but nothing can prepare him for the peril, the intrigue or the ruthlessness that confront him at Montechino. Or the murders.Montechino: part palace,...

The first in a spicy, hilarious HGTV-inspired romantic comedy trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line, and Sinker!Georgette Castle’s family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven’t taken her seriously since. Frankly, she’s over it. Georgie loves planning children’s birthday parties and making people laugh, just not ...