As newly appointed homicide detective Nell Buchanan returns to her hometown, a cold case reveals a never-ending trail of chilling secrets in this ingeniously crafted page-turner from the bestselling master of Outback Noir.
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?
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781472295668
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 760 g
Dimensions: 236 x 158 x 42 mm
A commanding, consuming and outright thrilling mystery. Chris Hammer's first-class series goes from strength to strength. - Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the End
My favourite Australian detective is Nell Buchanan. Dead Man's Creek is a richly textured novel. - Ann Cleeves
Utterly brilliant, a darkly simmering mystery - an Australian Where The Crawdads Sing. - Dervla McTiernan, bestselling author of The Ruin
Chris Hammer is at the height of his power here. Dead Man's Creek is a superb piece of storytelling - a dark and compelling saga brilliantly rooted in a rich Australian landscape. - William Shaw, bestselling author of the DS Alexandra Cupidi series
Chris Hammer is one of the leading proponents of Outback Noir and Dead Man's Creek is another stellar offering. A big, meaty, complex crime story. - Vaseem Khan
Dingo noir at its finest. This may well be Hammer's best work yet. Atmospheric and thrilling. I was gripped. - Victoria Selman, bestselling author of Truly Darkly Deeply
Chris Hammer has surpassed himself in Dead Man's Creek. I doubt I'll read a better novel this year. - The Times
Hammer is at his best in this panoramic novel - Sunday Times
Exceptional. This is storytelling that grasps the reader like poison ivy, never once losing its hypnotic grip: both compelling and masterful. - Daily Mail
An excellent, multi-layered and atmospheric thriller - Mail on Sunday
A sprawling and gripping new crime novel from the Australian noir master, - Peterborough Telegraph
A delight from start to finish - Irish Independent
Dead Man's Creek has it all-a vivid setting, characters that live and breathe and feel utterly real, and an epic mystery stretching across decades that thrills and surprises. This is a perfect crime novel. - Lisa Gray, bestselling author of the Jessica Shaw series
A vivid and gripping thriller where long-buried secrets were interwoven brilliantly with current threat. I loved it! - Gytha Lodge, bestselling author of She Lies In Wait
Chris Hammer at the height of his powers ... absolutely not to be missed! - Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town
It would be unfair to say Chris Hammer is at the top of the crime writing game. Chris Hammer IS the game. Readers will devour Chris Hammer's exceptional novel. - Benjamin Stevenson, author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Chris has an another absolute cracker on his hands here. Chris is without a doubt one of the best active Australian crime writers, and a new book from him is always an unmissable event. One of those stories you don't want to put down once you've started. - Shelley Burr, author of Wake
Timely and timeless, Dead Man's Creek is some of the finest crime fiction out there. Chris Hammer just gets better. - Dominic Nolan, author of Vine Street
A fantastic rural crime story with a huge family saga running through it all - Tariq Ashkanani, author of Welcome to Cooper
Chris Hammer has another hit on his hands. Great characters, a riveting plot, and an evocative setting. Hammer is a modern-day master, and this book has it all. - Peter Papathanasiou, author of The Stoning
This a superb book, a totally compelling story of small town secrets, multi-layered and beautifully written. - Kevin Wignall, author of Those Who Disappeared
The publication of Chris Hammer book has become one of those events that you eagerly await. Dead Man's Creek is no exception. Mesmerising and unputdownable from start to finish, Chris is a master at work. - James Delargy, author of 55 and Vanished
A rich, complex thriller, packed with detail and intrigue. - Christian White, author of The Nowhere Child
Gripping - Heat
Sleek, savage and addictive - Woman's Own
A complex, twisty thriller, with nuanced characters and a winding plot all set in the oppressive Australian heat. - Lisa Hall
Opal Country is a top-notch Aussie Noir with real heat coming off the pages. - Christopher Fowler
A brilliantly atmospheric mystery. - Heat
This novel - tighter, tougher, tenser - is Hammer's best work yet. - The Times
Chris Hammer is regarded as one of Australia's best new noir crime writers, and this immersive and lyrically written thriller copper-fastens this well-deserved reputation. - Irish Independent
Gold standard Outback noir [...] Chris Hammer's best writing to date. - Crime Fiction Lover
Nobody does Australian outback crime better. Hammer nails it again. - Peterborough Telegraph
Opal Country is richly rewarding. Hammer is quite brilliant. - Shots Magazine
A fast-paced and thrilling read. - Brown Flopsy's Book Burrow
Keeps you stuck to the story like an Outback miner's shirt to his back - The Sun
A sharp thriller - Woman's Own
A master of the crime genre - South Africa Sunday Times
This is book two of this series and I usually bang on about starting from the beginning but, in this case, I think it would be OK to read as a stand alone. That said, you would only have one book to play catch up... More
Another brilliant puzzler by Chris Hammer, Australian crime writer extraordinaire. I feel bereft now that I have finished and would happily give it another star, if permitted. In Dead Man's Creek we are back with... More
Dead Mans Creek is the second book in Detective Nell Buchanan and Detective Sergeant Ivan Lucic series, so if you want to read them in order, The first book is Opal Country.
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