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”’Chris Hammer”’ (born 1960)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hammer, Chris, 1960- |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2018053066.html |website=id.loc.gov |access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> is an Australian journalist and writer of [[crime fiction]]. He is known for his best-selling Martin Scarsden series of novels. |
”’Chris Hammer”’ (born 1960)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hammer, Chris, 1960- |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2018053066.html |website=id.loc.gov |access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> is an Australian journalist and writer of [[crime fiction]]. He is known for his best-selling Martin Scarsden series of novels. |
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 20 November 2025
Australian writer and journalist (born 1960)
Chris Hammer (born 1960)[1] is an Australian journalist and writer of crime fiction. He is known for his best-selling Martin Scarsden series of novels.
Hammer has a 30-year career as a journalist and has worked for The Bulletin, Fairfax and on the SBS TV program Dateline.[2][3] In 2011 he published a non-fiction book entitled The River.[4]
He wrote the Martin Scarsden series of novels, that have been bestsellers in several countries, starting with Scrublands in 2018.[2] When writing his crime novels he allows the story to develop, rather than plotting it out in advance.[5]
On 20 November 2025, it was announced at the ABC upfronts that Hammer’s novel Treasure & Dirt had been optioned and turned into a television series which gone into production on location in Coober Pedy in South Australia.[6]
Recognition and awards
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Hammer won the ACT Book of the Year in 2011 for his non-fiction book The River.[4]
His first novel, Scrublands, won the John Creasey Award at the UK Crime Writers’ Association‘s Dagger Awards in 2019.[7] The Tilt won the 2023 Danger Award for best crime fiction.[8] The Seven was shortlisted for the 2024 Fiction Indie Book Award.[9]
Martin Scarsden series
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- Scrublands (2018)
- Silver (2019)
- Trust (2020)
- Legacy (2025)
Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan series
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- Treasure and Dirt (2021) (also published as Opal Country (UK))
- The Tilt (2022) (also published as Dead Man’s Creek (UK))
- The Seven (2023) (also published as Cover The Bones (UK))
- The Valley (2024) (also published as The Broken River (UK))
- The River (2010)
- The Coast (2012)
