Chris Hammer | Event

Leading Australian Crime Author CHRIS HAMMER

Discussing his brand new novel FULL CIRCLE

With another accomplished crime author A.W.HAMMOND

When

Tuesday 13th October

Doors open 6.30pm

Finger food served from 7pm

In conversation begins by 7.45pm

Where

Beaumaris Motor Yacht Squadron

Beach Rd near the corner of Cromer Rd

Beaumaris 3193

Cost

$55 includes admission, finger food AND a copy of Full Circle

Or Ticket only $40 includes finger food

Beverages at bar prices

Phone: 0422 522 007

E-mail: events@beaumarisbooks.com.au

CHRIS HAMMER-a leading Australian author of crime fiction with sales of over 1.5 million copies around the world. His first novel, Scrublands, was an instant bestseller when it was published in mid-2018. It won the prestigious UK Crime Writers Association John Creasey Award for best debut crime novel in 2019 and was shortlisted for various awards in Australia and the United States. Scrublands and subsequent books have been sold into translation in multiple languages and made into a hit television series. His follow-up books—Silver (2019), Trust (2020), Treasure & Dirt (2021), The Tilt (2022), The Seven (2023), The Valley (2024) and Legacy (2025)—are also bestsellers, and many have been shortlisted for major literary prizes. 

Before turning to fiction, Chris was a journalist for more than thirty years, dividing his career between covering Australian federal politics and international affairs. He reported from more than thirty countries on six continents with SBS TV, while in Canberra his roles included chief political correspondent for The Bulletin, senior writer for The Age and online political editor for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Chris has also written two non-fiction books, The River (2010; 2025) and The Coast (2012). He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Charles Sturt University and a master's degree in international relations from the Australian National University.

FULL CIRCLE Master crime writer Chris Hammer returns with his first standalone blockbuster thriller.
‘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 a man accustomed to danger, but nothing can prepare him for the peril, the intrigue or the ruthlessness that confront him at Montechino. Or the murders.
Montechino: part palace, part fortress, and the secluded estate of the uber-wealthy Claptons, modern-day robber barons who believe business is arithmetic, not morality.
Now Travis finds himself entangled in the ultimate power struggle, generations in the making, as the Claptons challenge the authority of one of the country’s most formidable families. Can he survive the dynastic rivalries to bring some measure of justice to an unjust world?
With echoes of Succession and The Big Short, and a dusting of The Great Gatsby, Full Circle is a thrilling, epic and unforgettable story of intrigue and revenge, love and redemption.

A.W.HAMMOND  is an author and screenwriter. His forthcoming crime thriller, Penitent, will be released in October 2026. A dark, morally charged novel, Penitent follows a Catholic priest forced to confront an impossible choice when a penitent confesses that he will murder again.
Alex is also the author of the August Duchene novels The Paris Collaborator, The Berlin Traitor and The Moscow Defector. His debut novel, Blood Witness, was shortlisted for the 2014 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel, while its sequel, The Unbroken Line, was described as “a taut and intelligent thriller”. Both novels were optioned for television and selected for the State Library of Victoria’s Summer Read.
Born in South Africa, Alex emigrated to Australia as a child and later graduated with Law and Arts degrees from the University of Melbourne. He has presented workshops and spoken about writing at the Emerging Writers’ Festival, Writers Victoria, Stonnington Literary Festival, Monash Literary Festival, the State Library of Victoria, NSW Writers’ Centre, Casey Winter Arts Festival, the City of Yarra and Melton City Council. He is a Patron of Writers Victoria, having served on its Board for four years, including two as Chair.
Alex currently works for RMIT University and lives in Naarm/Melbourne with his wife and two daughters.