Full Circle
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Full Circle

by Chris Hammer

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Genre: Crime & Mystery / Northern Territory / Suspense

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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

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Two powerful families. A deadly feud. And one man caught in the middle.

Travis Somerland arrives at Montechino, the extraordinary private estate of billionaire Felix Clapton, expecting a new job and a fresh start. His instructions are simple: be punctual, be discreet and don’t ask questions.


Instead, he finds himself drawn into a world of ruthless ambition and dangerous secrets – and caught in the middle of a bitter feud between two of Australia’s most powerful dynasties.
The Claptons and the Murtries have money, influence and decades of history between them. Now, their rivalry is escalating – and someone is prepared to kill to come out on top.


Travis is a man accustomed to danger, but as he is drawn deeper into their deadly struggle, doing the right thing could put his life in the crosshairs.

Both families will do anything to win. Travis will risk everything to stop them.

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

Reviews

An intricately layered thriller about those who corrupt our most trusted systems, and the danger faced by those who defy them. Just when you think you've figured out the next move, Hammer shakes up the board. To read Hammer is to watch a master at work.
LAURA McCLUSKEY, author of THE CURSED ROAD
The darkly glittering world of Montechino and the family who make war on the wealthy is a fascinating and terrifying ride. Hammer is at his very best in this thrilling depiction of corruption, deception and redemption. I absolutely loved it.
MARGARET HICKEY, author of AN ILL WIND
A thriller of remarkable complexity and irresistible force. Elegant, intricate and deeply compelling - Chris Hammer trusts his readers and rewards them magnificently.
DERVLA McTIERNAN, author of Three Reasons for Revenge
Succession meets le Carré: a masterclass in tension, power and moral ambiguity. I devoured it. Razor-sharp, compulsively readable, and impossible to predict. Chris Hammer has created a fiercely clever, emotionally flawed hero I want to read again and again. Full Circle had me guessing - and second guessing - the whole way through. A brilliant, high-stakes thriller. Hammer is the master.
SHANKARI CHANDRAN, Miles Franklin-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens
A few things are certain in life: death, taxes, and that Chris Hammer has written another winner.
BENJAMIN STEVENSON, author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
With Full Circle, Chris Hammer gives us a seat at the boardroom table and then takes us behind closed doors into the addictive and disorienting world of the uber rich. This story has it all-wealth, privilege, secrets, lies and murder-and a hearty dose of humanity to boot. Hook this book straight into your veins and enjoy the ride.
SARAH BAILEY, award-winning author of The Dark Lake and Click
A complex, multi-layered family saga wrapped in a page-turning thriller from the master of Australian crime. Full Circle is an exhilarating tale of money, power, betrayal and moral dilemma. Consistently brilliant. No one does it like Hammer. One of the true greats of Australian crime writing.
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN, author of Smoke and Dust
Corporate skulduggery behind the veiled world of high finance. The lawless entitlement of the dynastically privileged - and murder in the gated playground of the super-rich. With Full Circle Chris Hammer takes Australian crime fiction to another stratospheric level. This is his best yet. I relished it.
PAUL DALEY, author of THE LEAP