The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 8 books · 2018 to 2025

Chris Hammer

Crime and mysteryPolice proceduralRural crime

Journalist Martin Scarsden finds murder in the Riverina, on the coast and in Sydney, and detectives Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan work the outback, the Murray and beyond.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Treasure & Dirt is published in the US as Opal Country, and The Seven in the UK as Dead Man’s Creek.

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Chris Hammer books in order

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Martin Scarsden

4 booksRural crime
  1. 1Scrublands2018With Martin Scarsden · Set in the fictional Riversend, New South WalesBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Silver2019With Martin Scarsden · Set in the fictional Port Silver, New South WalesBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Trust2020With Martin Scarsden · Set in SydneyBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Legacy2025With Martin Scarsden · Set in various placesBuy on Amazon

Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan

4 books · Mostly set in various placesRural crimePolice procedural
  1. 1Treasure & Dirt2021With Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan · Set in the fictional Finnigans Gap, New South WalesBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Tilt2022With Nell BuchananBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Seven2023With Ivan Lucic and Nell BuchananBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Valley2024With Ivan Lucic and Nell BuchananBuy on Amazon

Characters

6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Martin Scarsden

Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan