Full Circle

Don't miss epic and unforgettable new standalone thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and Times Crime Book of the Year Dead Man's Creek
'Succession meets le Carré: a masterclass in tension, power and moral ambiguity. I devoured it'
SHANKARI CHANDRAN
'Elegant, intricate and deeply compelling'
DERVLA McTIERNAN _________________ 'If there is enough money involved, truth becomes a tradeable commodity.
Like gold, it is malleable; it can be melted down and recast without losing its value.' Travis Somerland is man accustomed to danger - but nothing can prepare him the for the peril, the intrigue or the ruthlessness that confronts him at Montechino. Or the murders. Montechino: part palace and part fortress, the secluded estate of the uber-wealthy Felix Clapton, a modern-day robber baron who thinks business is arithmetic, not morality. When the Claptons ignite a generations-old feud with one of the nation's most powerful dynasties, Travis is thrust into a deadly struggle where murder is merely another bargaining chip. Now, if he wants to bring justice to an unjust world, he'll first have to stay alive.
PRAISE FOR FULL CIRCLE: 'A few things are certain in life: death, taxes, and that Chris Hammer has written another winner'
BENJAMIN STEVENSON 'Hook this book straight into your veins and enjoy the ride'
SARAH BAILEY 'A page-turning thriller from the master of Australian crime'
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN 'This is his best yet. I relished it'
PAUL DALEY 'To read Hammer is to watch a master at work'
LAURA McCLUSKEY 'I absolutely loved it'
MARGARET HICKEY
MORE PRAISE FOR CHRIS HAMMER: 'Another winner' CRIME TIME
'A beguiling read' THE SUNDAY TIMES
'Savage and unpredictable' THE SUN
'An engrossing thriller' IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Hammer is up there with the best Australian novelists' ASPECTS OF CRIME
'Another epic Outback mystery from Australia's most exciting crime writer' DAILY EXPRESS
'A masterful, stunning thriller. Irresistible.' CHRIS WHITAKER
'My favourite Australian author' ANN CLEEVES
'Epic. Shakespearean in depth and range' THE TIMES
'Fierce, gripping and spine-chilling' DAILY MAIL
'Shimmers . . . A tortured tale of blood and loss' VAL McDERMID
'Stunning - a page-turner which stays long in the memory' SUNDAY TIMES
'A leader in Australian noir' MICHAEL CONNELLY

Chris Hammer is a leading Australian crime fiction novelist, author of the internationally bestselling Martin Scarsden series: Scrublands, Silver, Trust and Legacy. Scrublands was shortlisted for major writing awards in Australia, the UK and the United States. In the UK it was named the Sunday Times Crime Novel of the Year 2019 and won the prestigious UK Crime Writers' Association John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award. Scrublands was adapted for TV, airing on BBC4 in the UK. Silver aired on BBC2 in 2025. Chris also writes the award-winning series featuring homicide detectives Nell Buchanan and Ivan Lucic: Opal Country, Dead Man's Creek, Cover the Bones and The Broken River. Before turning to fiction, Chris was a journalist for more than thirty years. He reported from more than thirty countries on six continents. Chris has also written two non-fiction books, The River, winner of the ACT Book of the Year, and The Coast, published by Melbourne University Press. Chris lives in Canberra, Australia.