Chris Hammer

Broschiertes Buch

Dead Man's Creek

Beschreibung

The blistering new thriller from Chris Hammer, 'leader of Australian noir' and award-winning author of the international bestsellers Scrublands, Silver, Trust and Opal Country. Old bones sink - but secrets always rise to the surface. Newly-minted homicide detective Nell Buchanan returns to her hometown, annoyed at being assigned a decades-old murder - a 'file and forget'. But this is no ordinary cold case, her arrival provoking an unwelcome and threatening response from the small-town community. As more bodies are discovered, and she begins to question how well she truly knows those closest to her, Nell realises that finding the truth could prove more difficult - and dangerous - than she'd ever expected. The nearer Nell comes to uncovering the secrets of the past, the more treacherous her path becomes. Can she survive to root out the truth, and what price will she have to pay for it? Praise for Chris Hammer: 'Classic Hammer. A crime novel that will stay with me for a long time.' Ann Cleeves 'Utterly brilliant, a darkly simmering mystery - an Australian Where The Crawdads Sing.' - Dervla McTiernan 'This novel is Hammer's best work yet.' The Times 'Shimmers . . . A tortured tale of blood and loss' Val McDermid 'Opal Country is a top-notch Aussie Noir with real heat coming off the pages.' Christopher Fowler 'Hammer is a great writer - a leader in Australian noir' Michael Connelly 'Stunning - a page-turner which stays long in the memory' Sunday Times 'Hammer's writing is so evocative the heat practically rises off the pages' Guardian 'A dark and brilliant thriller, one that lingers in the mind' Mail On Sunday [Wildfire logo] £14.99

Autor

Chris Hammer was a journalist for more than thirty years, dividing his career between covering Australian federal politics and international affairs. For many years he was a roving foreign correspondent for SBS TV's flagship current affairs program Dateline. He has reported from more than thirty countries on six continents. Chris's non-fiction book, The River, published in 2010 to critical acclaim, was the recipient of the ACT Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the Walkley Book Award. Scrublands, his first novel, was published in 2018 and won the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award, as well as being shortlisted for Best Debut Fiction at the Indie Book Awards, and Best General Fiction at the ABIA Awards. It has also been longlisted for the Ned Kelly Best Crime Novel of the Year. Scrublands was released as a TV series in 2023, distributed in the UK by BBC Four. Chris has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Charles Sturt University and a master's degree in international relations from the Australian National University. He lives in Canberra with his wife, Dr Tomoko Akami. The couple have two children.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Headline Publishing Group
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 867818
• Seitenzahl: 474
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 153mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 606g
• ISBN-13: 9781472295675
• ISBN-10: 1472295676
• Artikelnr.: 64105368