Opal Country
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Thrillers & True Crime, Crime & Thrillers | Hardback Published on: 06/01/2022
£16.99
Synopsis
Opals...
In the desolate outback town of Finnigans Gap, police struggle to maintain law and order. Thieves pillage opal mines, religious fanatics recruit vulnerable youngsters and billionaires do as they please.
Bodies...
Then an opal miner is found crucified and left to rot down his mine. Nothing about the miner's death is straight-forward, not even who found the body. Homicide detective Ivan Lucic is sent to investigate, assisted by inexperienced young investigator Nell Buchanan.
But Finnigans Gap has already ended one police career and damaged others, and soon both officers face damning allegations and internal investigations. Have Ivan and Nell been set up, and if so, by whom?
Secrets...
As time runs out, their only chance at redemption is to find the killer. But the more they uncover, the more harrowing the mystery becomes, and a past long forgotten is thrown into scorching sunlight.
Because in Finnigans Gap, nothing stays buried for ever.
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781472272966
- Number of pages: 512
- Weight: 757g
- Dimensions: 238 x 160 x 46 mm
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Oppressive Heat, Murder, Opal Mining and a complex brilliant story! 5⭐️
I’ve loved every book so far by Chris Hammer, and am so thrilled to have been given the opportunity to review Opal Country by the publishers Wildfire Books... READ MORE
Cleverly written thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2021
This story of desire for riches, revenge and family trauma is set in the dry heat of the Australian out... READ MORE
Magnificent Aussie murder mystery
One of the most reliable writers out there, the talented Chris Hammer continues to carry the torch of excellence with Opal Country. Technically a standalon... READ MORE
Gripping, enthralling and thrilling
Wow, this brilliant and utterly compelling had me hooked line and sinker. I could not put this story down. It’s got everything, twists and turns, faulty de... READ MORE
Chris Hammer delivers another riveting work of Aussie noir
My thanks to Headline Wildfire for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Opal Country’ by Chris Hammer’ in exchange for an honest review. It was published in Australia... READ MORE
Well written
Opal Country by Chris Hammer
First time read by this author. I think the author described the outback in such a way , I could feel the heat and the dust i... READ MORE
Atmospheric Aussie Crime Caper
In a small outback town in north-western New South Wales, Australia, a body is found. A man has died inside an opal mine, discovered by a group of ratters ... READ MORE
Great read
Another great read from Chris Hammer. Definitely one of my favourites by this author. What I think Chris manages to do with his writing is perfectly crea... READ MORE
Australian Noir at it's best
A body is discovered in a remote opal mine apparently crucified. Detective Ivan Lucic is flown in from Sydney to investigate and is assisted by Nell Bucha... READ MORE
Great sense of place
Chris Hammer is certainly adept at creating a real sense of place and in this book the searing heat and flies and cool shelter of the opal mines almost for... READ MORE
Murders in the outback
It’s hot up North, at least it is when the North is the north of New South Wales, near the Queensland border, a hot desert with little life but flies and O... READ MORE
Dross
This is the second time I've read the author. I found it bit strange and not entertaining. But it seems that is common. Bit obvious.
an excellent work of Australian crime fiction
Treasure and Dirt (also titled Opal Country) is the first book in the Ivan Lulic and Nell Buchanan series by award-winning Australian journalist and author... READ MORE
Intriguing Character Development
Opal Country by Chris Hammer is an atmospheric thriller that is haunting in its descriptions. The location of Finnigan’s Gap is created almost as another c... READ MORE
Set in the hot hard Australian landscape
Set in the the baking heat of Australia this book has if all, murder, mystery, revenge and a family story. Kept me interested and intrigued all the way thr... READ MORE
Gritty, dark and complicated
It was so nice to read a really good book at the start of a new year. Opal Country (also known as Treasure & Dirt) is an Australian outback crime noir or c... READ MORE
Superb read
This book will grip you from page one and not let go till it’s dramatic climax. The backdrop of New South Wales where the story is based is extremely well ... READ MORE
Complex and clever
The small town of Finnegan's Gap is in the middle of the bush, miles from anywhere and hanging by a thread. There are still a few opal miners but most are... READ MORE
I for one hope that Lucic returns for another investigation - and shortly!
The publication of a new book by Chris Hammer is always a case for celebration and 'Opal Country' is no different.
Hammer's previous three novels have cen... READ MORE
Tremendously Good
Opal Country is the latest thriller from the award-winning Chris Hammer and it's a terrific piece of standalone outback noir, set in the unforgiving heat o... READ MORE
Does exactly what it says on the tin!
Chris Hammer tells a good story and his ability to convey the landscape and brutal climate of the Australian Outback is second-to-none. He doesn’t overdo h... READ MORE
A Gem of a Murder
Finnegans Gap is a small mining town in the heart of Australia’s’ Opal mining country. A town, out in the sticks, miles from the next settlement and where ... READ MORE
Brilliantly complex thriller
Following the mysterious death and crucifixion of an opal miner two murder detectives try to uncover what happened.
Nothing is straightforward in the out... READ MORE
Captivating crime story
Intelligent, thought-provoking Australian noir fiction. Well developed plot with captivating characters and constantly shifting red herrings. The setting... READ MORE
Complex but throroughly absorbing slow burner
My first book by this author and I'm so glad I read it and will undoubtedly read more by him in the future.
The writing is great, the scenes were vividly ... READ MORE
Complex, compulsive read
This is my first book by this author, but definitely not my last. This a complex plot, intelligently written. The hot, dry unbearable weather conditions ar... READ MORE
An enjoyable read
We pick up with Detective Ivan Lucic who we’ve met before in a minor role as a detective in Chris Hammer’s previous book Trust. He is taken out of Sydney a... READ MORE
Opal Country by Chris Hammer
I absolutely adore Australian crime fiction. If you’re a regular visitor to damppebbles that previous statement probably comes as no surprise to you becaus... READ MORE
Thrilling suspense
Well as captivating beginnings go, the discovery of an opal miner , crucified at the bottom of a mine, hits the brief. Homicide detective, Ivan Lucic is se... READ MORE
Gritty, intense with an outstanding sense of place
Opal Country is a stand-alone thriller (though there are references here to his series character, journalist Martin Scarsdale), and it has everything I loo... READ MORE
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