Chris Hammer is a leading Australian author of crime fiction. His
first book, Scrublands, was an instant bestseller when it was
published in mid-2018. It won the prestigious UK Crime Writers'
Association John Creasey Award for a debut crime novel in 2019 and
was shortlisted for various awards in Australia and the United
States.
Scrublands has been sold into translation in several foreign
languages, and a television series based on the novel is scheduled
for completion in late 2023. His follow up books - Silver (2019),
Trust (2020), Treasure & Dirt (2021) and The Tilt (2022) - are also
bestsellers, and all have been shortlisted for major literary
prizes.
Before turning to fiction, Chris was a journalist for more than
thirty years, dividing his career between covering Australian
federal politics and international affairs. He reported from more
than thirty countries on six continents with SBS TV, while in
Canberra his roles included chief political correspondent for The
Bulletin, senior writer for The Age and online political editor for
the Sydney Morning Herald.
Chris has also written two non-fiction books, The River (2010) and
The Coast (2012). He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from
Charles Sturt University and a master's degree in international
relations from the Australian National University.
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