Chris Hammer

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

He is the author of the Martin Scarsden series of novels which 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]

Bibliography[]

Martin Scarsden series[]

Standalone novels[]

  • Treasure and Dirt (2021) (also published as Opal Country (UK))

Non-fiction[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Hammer, Chris, 1960-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Chris Hammer: 'I am a serial killer. I kill my darlings left, right and centre'". the Guardian. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  3. ^ "Chris Hammer". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 2021-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Chris Hammer: From the bush to the city for Trust". HerCanberra. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  5. ^ "Gammage wins 2012 ACT Book of the Year Award". Books+Publishing. 2012-12-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Hammer wins UK Dagger award for 'Scrublands'". Books+Publishing. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2021-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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