Legacy by Chris Hammer
Allen & Unwin
In Legacy, Chris Hammer is back to his Scrublands best. Martin Scarsdale returns in an explosive mystery adventure where he is under personal attack.
The setting straddles the Queensland and NSW border and is an atmospheric highlight. Diverted floodwaters creeping south form a stark contrast to the searing heat of the sandy desert landscape where the occupants of isolated properties toil and struggle.
Told as a dual narrative by Scarsdale and Ecco, an infamous young woman who is ghost writing a book about Longchamps Downs, and through missing Chloe’s diary, Hammer’s characters investigate lost people, paintings and treasure, iconic explorers and the influence of big money.
‘Legacy’ is both the underlying theme of this novel and the spiralling impact this work will have on Chris Hammer’s already prestigious reputation.
Published 30 September 2025
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