Chris Hammer (born 1960) is an Australian journalist and writer of crime fiction.
[1] Hammer has a 30-year career as a journalist and has worked for The Bulletin, Fairfax and on the SBS program, Dateline.
[2][3] When writing his crime novels he allows the story to develop, rather than plotting it out in advance.
[5] He wrote the Martin Scarsden series of novels, that have been bestsellers in several countries, starting with Scrublands in 2018.
[6] The Tilt won the 2023 Danger Award for best crime fiction.