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Chris Hammer on journalism in new book Silver

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For half a lifetime, journalist Martin Scarsden has run from his past. But now there is no escaping.

In Silver the follow-up to the bestselling Scrublands, Chris Hammer continues the story of Martin Scarsden as he returns to his hometown of Port Silver. Soon he and his new partner Mandy Blonde are embroiled in a brutal murder and a media storm, bringing them face to face with their past.

In this episode, Greg Dobbs chats to Chris Hammer fresh from winning the Crime Writers’ Association New Blood Dagger Award, to find out how his decades of experience as a journalist gives his crime writing a unique spin.

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Meet your host: Gregory Dobbs

Gregory Dobbs is a musician, producer and podcaster who likes to read books. In his spare time, he enjoys making homes for frogs, spiders, and Eastern Blue-tongued lizards. Gregory also likes looking at trees and bicycles.