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The Seven

The Seven

By Chris Hammerpaperback3 October 2023
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The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt.

Yuwonderie's seven founding families have lorded it over their district for a century, growing ever more rich and powerful. 
But now-in startling circumstances-one of their own is found dead in a ditch and homicide detectives Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan are sent to investigate.


Could the murder be connected to the execution of the victim's friend thirty years ago-another member of The Seven-or even the long-forgotten story of a servant girl on the brink of the Great War?


What are the secrets The Seven are so desperate to keep hidden?


With the killer still on the loose, and events spiralling out of control, the closer Ivan and Nell get to discovering the truth, the more dangerous their investigation becomes. Can they crack the case before more people die?


The Seven is a compelling thriller filled with intrigue, emotional depth and an evocative sense of place-where nothing is ever quite what it seems. Chris Hammer, the acclaimed and bestselling author of the international bestsellers Scrublands, Treasure & Dirt and The Tilt can take his place among the world's finest crime writers.


Praise for Chris Hammer:


'Hammer has confirmed and underline his reputation as numbering among the very best novelists in detective fiction.' The Sydney Morning Herald


'Chris Hammer at the height of his powers ... absolutely not to be missed!' Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town on The Tilt


'A darkly simmering mystery, gorgeously told ... Utterly brilliant.' Dervla McTiernan, author of The Ruin and The Murder Rule


'It would be unfair to say Chris Hammer is at the top of the crime writing game. Chris Hammer IS the game. Full Tilt may be a better title, given the speed with which readers will devour Chris Hammer's exceptional novel.' Benjamin 
Stevenson, author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone


'Like everything Chris Hammer writes, The Tilt is a rich, complex thriller, packed with detail and intrigue. There's a reason why this guy is on my auto-read list!' Christian White, author of The Nowhere Child


'Chris Hammer is a great writer ... a leader in Australian noir.' Michael Connelly


'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, Treasure and Dirt is a spectacular thriller that delivers some unforgettable characters with twists and turns you won't see coming. Hammer has raised the bar for Australian crime, and this is a must-read.' Better Reading


'Chris Hammer has excelled himself with Trust...a thriller strong on character development, social insights, ethical issues and dramatic action.' The Weekend Australian


'The best Australian crime novel since Peter Temple's The Broken Shore.' The Times on Silver


'Shimmers with heat from the sun and from the passions that drive a tortured tale of blood and loss.' Val McDermid on Scrublands

PRODUCT DETAILS

  • Title: The Seven
  • Author: Chris Hammer
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin
  • ISBN: 9781761067426
  • Length: 234.0 millimetre
  • Width: 153.0 millimetre
  • Languages: English

RATINGS & REVIEW

18/11/2023 2:47:18 PM - Denise
Gripping!
The Seven is the latest of Chris Hammer’s crime thrillers set in regional Australia where the landscape is as much a feature of the novel as the human characters. There isn’t a Hammer novel I haven’t enjoyed yet and this is no exception. From start to finish Hammer keeps his readers engrossed in the plot as well as pondering how the three story timelines will be finally knitted together. It is difficult to put this novel down. The suspense and slow revelations of intricate connections, plus a couple of entries of characters from other novels, keep one totally engaged to discover the secrets behind the mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend it.
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10/10/2023 2:13:37 PM - Marianne
Superlative Australian rural crime fiction
The Seven (also titled Cover The Bones) is the third book in the Ivan Lulic and Nell Buchanan series by award-winning Australian journalist and author, Chris Hammer. When the body of a local accountant is found in an irrigation canal on the property of Country First MP Otto Titchfield, DS Ivan Lulic and DC Nell Buchanan are sent to investigate. Athol Hasluk’s was a one-man accounting practice in the small Riverina town of Yuwonderie. He was respected and well-liked, although he didn’t have the large accounts of The Seven: the powerful and influential founding families of the Yuwonderie Irrigation Scheme, even if he was a junior member of one of those families. He didn’t drown in the canal, though; he might have been electrocuted; he was stabbed, possibly drugged, and definitely tortured. His widow is adamant that he wasn’t having an affair, although lately he had been worried about something. Otto Titchfield says he may have had ambitions to join state politics. But his recently employed assistant has a bombshell or two to drop about his financial status. Turns out Athol was investing in water trading, a dodgy-sounding water extraction scheme, and a dry block of land. In late 1993, Davis Heartwood, heir to a position as one of The Seven, decides instead that he will do an honours year in his History studies, and believes the founding of the Yuwonderie Irrigation Scheme will make a suitable topic for his thesis. Given free access to their archives, he becomes fascinated with how and why the nine families that undertook the original feasibility study became seven. He’s aware that the family heads, the town’s ruling clique, are trying to steer him away from that aspect, but he has no idea just how explosive are the facts he will uncover, nor the danger that represents. In 1913, Bessie Walker, daughter of a white man and a part-indigenous woman, arrives at Castle View to work for the Titchfields, just as Horace Titchfield is trying to convince his neighbours to band together to explore the viability of an irrigation scheme on the southern side of the Murrumbidgee River, just like the NSW Government is funding on the north. Jack Marney is one of those neighbours, and Bessie has caught his eye. Their plan to marry is delayed by the Great War, but he assures her before he heads to Gallipoli, that he has made financial provision for her, should he not return. It’s pleasing to see how well Ivan and Nell work together after two years as the Rural Homicide team, and Kevin Nackangara’s appearance to work his forensic accounting magic is welcome. Ivan gets some disturbing news from overseas that sends him off the rails, back to a habit he thought he’d kicked. Hammer’s cleverly constructed plot includes arson, suicide and attempted murder; a familiar conman reappearing; an unexpected departure via private plane; Martin Scarsden poking his pen in; again, the threat of Professional Standards in the form of Feral Phelan; and some high-power lawyers getting involved. Three narratives, over three timelines that spread over ninety years, and include letters from a daughter to her mother, and some diary entries: just how they all tie in keeps even the most astute reader guessing up to the final reveals. Again, there’s a very handy map at the front created by Aleksander Potočnik, excellent cover art by Luke Causby, and Hammer easily captures setting and eras. Superlative Australian rural crime fiction. This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Allen & Unwin.
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