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Treasure and Dirt

By: Chris Hammer
Narrated by: Dorje Swallow
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In the desolate outback town of Finnigans Gap, police struggle to maintain law and order. Thieves pillage opal mines, religious fanatics recruit vulnerable young people, and billionaires do as they please.

Then an opal miner is found crucified and left to rot down his mine. Nothing about the miner's death is straightforward, not even who found the body. Sydney 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?

As time runs out, their only chance at redemption is to find the killer. But the more secrets they uncover, the more harrowing the mystery becomes, as events from years ago take on a startling new significance.

For in Finnigans Gap, opals, bodies and secrets don't stay buried for ever.

A superb stand-alone thriller from the acclaimed and award-winning author of the international best sellers Scrublands, Silver and Trust.

©2021 Chris Hammer (P)2021 W F Howes Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting
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Another amazing book to add to Chris Hammers selection. The storyline had me on the edge of my seat all the way through, very well narrated too. highly recommended this and all his other books.

Incredible book

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Really liked the story and the narration. Lots of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing till the end.

Great story

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Absolutely loved this book. It grips you from the start with language appropriate from the opal fields. Listened to this book for two days and will tackle it again for good measure. Loved the performance by Dorje - A truly Australian accent that was needed from the story. Fast paced and lots going on all the time. Enjoy 💗

Winning combo of suspense and twists

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Thoroughly enjoyed listen to this story 😊highly recommend! Fabulous characters and great story line, great ending!

Another great read

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Good read, twists and turns in every chapter. Good character development. Read while working in the outback adds a fun relevance

Good read

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Enjoyed the story but the narrater made it that way. Looking forward to the next book.

Good book

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Great delivery narration story lost my interest a little along the way, but language and description took me to central Australia.

Transported to the desert.

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Have loved everything Chris has done so far and this was a great pivot to jump directly into the investigation from the cops pov versus the journo pov. Really enjoyed getting to know old characters more, with some references to past favourites also. Great interwoven storylines and narration, looking forward to more books!

Chris Hammer doesn't disappoint

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a minor continuation of the scubland books but in a different direction. well worth the listen and I'll be looking forward to the next one.

Another excellent Chris hammer novel..

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great twisty turny story. excellently narrated in a slow, measured dry way. well worth a listen

dry like the australian outback

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