Chris Hammer

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

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

He won the ACT Book of the Year in 2011 for his non-fiction book, The River. His first novel, Scrublands, won the John Creasey Award at the UK Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Awards in 2019. The Tilt won the 2023 Danger Award for best crime fiction. The Seven was shortlisted for the 2024 Fiction Indie Book Award.

Martin Scarsden series

 * Scrublands (2018)
 * Silver (2019)
 * Trust (2020)

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)