{"product_id":"legacy-by-chris-hammer-9781761474781","title":"Legacy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARTIN SCARSDEN IS ON THE RUN. WILL THE DESERT SAVE HIM - OR BURY HIM?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe blast hits them, a shock wave ... glass smashing ... Somewhere a woman screams. A second explosion, and Martin looks towards the hall, what's left of it, flames roaring and smoke pouring skywards.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone is targeting Martin Scarsden. They bomb his book launch and shoot up his hometown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFleeing for his life, he learns that nowhere is safe, not even the outback. The killers are closing in, and it's all he can do to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut who wants to kill him and why? Can he discover their deadly motives and turn the tables?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a dramatic finale, Martin finds his fate linked to the disgraced ex-wife of a football icon, a fugitive wanted for a decades-old murder, and two nineteenth-century explorers from a legendary expedition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMartin Scarsden's most perilous, challenging and intriguing assignment yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Chris Hammer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Hammer has confirmed and underlined his reputation as numbering among the very best novelists in detective fiction.' \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Complex and nuanced, this intelligent thriller shows why former political journalist Chris Hammer has become one of Australia's best-loved authors.' \u003cstrong\u003eCaroline Overington, \u003cem\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cem\u003eThe Valley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Chris Hammer at the height of his powers ... absolutely not to be missed!' \u003cstrong\u003eHayley Scrivenor, author of \u003cem\u003eDirt Town\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cem\u003eThe Tilt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A darkly simmering mystery, gorgeously told ... Utterly brilliant.' \u003cstrong\u003eDervla McTiernan, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ruin\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhat Happened to Nina?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'It would be unfair to say Chris Hammer is at the top of the crime writing game. Chris Hammer IS the game. \u003cem\u003eFull Tilt\u003c\/em\u003e may be a better title, given the speed with which readers will devour Chris Hammer's exceptional novel.' \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Stevenson, author of \u003cem\u003eEveryone On This Train is a Suspect\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Like everything Chris Hammer writes, \u003cem\u003eThe Tilt\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich, complex thriller, packed with detail and intrigue. There's a reason why this guy is on my auto-read list!' \u003cstrong\u003eChristian White, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Nowhere Child\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Chris Hammer is a great writer ... a leader in Australian noir.' \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'If you haven't read Hammer before, this is the perfect time to experience one of the best writers Australia has to offer. Rife with intrigue, murder, and small-town secrets, \u003cem\u003eTreasure and Dirt\u003c\/em\u003e is a spectacular thriller that delivers some unforgettable characters with twists and turns you won't see coming. 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