The Tilt (aka Dead Mans Creek)

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781472295682 Author(s): Chris Hammer Format: Paperback Year: 2023 Publisher: Headline Publishing Group Pages: 496 Series: Detective Nell Buchanan

Description: A dam breaks. A body rises from the flood.Hidden for decades, can this small town face the secrets that will surface?THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH****SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTHYoung detective Nell Buchanan uncovers a deadly, decades-old mystery at the heart of her rural hometown in this stunning thriller from award-winning author Chris Hammer.'A commanding, consuming and outright thrilling mystery. Chris Hammer's first-class series goes from strength to strength.' - Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the End'Utterly brilliant, a darkly simmering mystery - an Australian Where The Crawdads Sing.' - Dervla McTiernan, bestselling author of The Ruin'Chris Hammer is at the height of his power here. Dead Man's Creek is a superb piece of storytelling' - William Shaw, bestselling author of the DS Alexandra Cupidi seriesNewly-minted homicide detective Nell Buchanan returns to her hometown, annoyed at being assigned a decades-old murder - a 'file and forget'.But this is no ordinary cold case, her arrival provoking an unwelcome and threatening response from the small-town community. As more bodies are discovered, and she begins to question how well she truly knows those closest to her, Nell realises that finding the truth could prove more difficult - and dangerous - than she'd ever expected.The nearer Nell comes to uncovering the secrets of the past, the more treacherous her path becomes. Can she survive to root out the truth, and what price will she have to pay for it?Gripping and atmospheric, Dead Man's Creek is a stunning multi-layered thriller from Chris Hammer, the award-winning author of Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year Scrublands (2019) and Times Crime Book of the Month Opal Country (January 2022).Praise for Chris Hammer:'Classic Hammer. A crime nov