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Treasure & Dirt
by Chris Hammer
In the outback town of Finnigan's Gap an opal miner is found crucified in his mine shaft. Sydney detective Ivan Lukic is sent to investigate the murder, supported by local detective Nell Buchanan. As the investigation deepens, both detectives find themselves find themselves facing internal investigations, and begin to wonder if there is more going on at Finnigan's gap than meets the eye.
It took me a while to get in to this one. I had tried a Chris Hammer book once before on Audible but didn't finish it as I didn't like the narration, so essentially this is my first Hammer book. I found it a bit slow going and wasn't really grabbed by the setting or plot initially. Somewhere along the way I found myself invested though, especially as the corruption aspect became more prominent.
I think Hammer did a great job demonstrating the politics, relationships and grudges that you can get in small towns, especially ones so remote. Everyone knows everyone and has done for years, families have grown up together and feuds are long-standing. I found that a lot of the towns people in this book were not particularly likeable. I did like both Ivan and Nell though, and I thought their working relationship was very believable.
The plot for this one is quite complex. It seems straightforward at first but as things unravel it becomes very involved, and at times hard to keep track of. Whilst I did find myself engrossed, it felt at times like there was a bit too much going on and too many threads to manage.
I've heard a lot of good things about Chris Hammer, and this one definitely stood up to the reviews. I might re-visit the other book I had and see if I can settle in to the narration this time around.
It took me a while to get in to this one. I had tried a Chris Hammer book once before on Audible but didn't finish it as I didn't like the narration, so essentially this is my first Hammer book. I found it a bit slow going and wasn't really grabbed by the setting or plot initially. Somewhere along the way I found myself invested though, especially as the corruption aspect became more prominent.
I think Hammer did a great job demonstrating the politics, relationships and grudges that you can get in small towns, especially ones so remote. Everyone knows everyone and has done for years, families have grown up together and feuds are long-standing. I found that a lot of the towns people in this book were not particularly likeable. I did like both Ivan and Nell though, and I thought their working relationship was very believable.
The plot for this one is quite complex. It seems straightforward at first but as things unravel it becomes very involved, and at times hard to keep track of. Whilst I did find myself engrossed, it felt at times like there was a bit too much going on and too many threads to manage.
I've heard a lot of good things about Chris Hammer, and this one definitely stood up to the reviews. I might re-visit the other book I had and see if I can settle in to the narration this time around.