Silver

 

By Chris Hammer

Review

When Martin Scarsden returns to his home town of Port Silver with partner Mandy, tragedy soon strikes. His childhood friend, Jasper, is found murdered and Mandy is the prime suspect. Martin desperately tries to clear her name by searching for the real killer. But who could possibly have wanted Jasper dead. . . and why?

With Scrublands having been an excellent first book in this series, I was keen to continue with Silver. However, I found it a much slower-paced read with lots of insight into Martin's formative years. Whilst it was interesting up to a point, I thought it was a little too drawn-out. As with Scrublands characterisation was excellent. The sense of community and ties that bind were at the forefront. You do need to keep your wits about you though as there are many tangents within the story but sadly didn't grab me as much as Scrublands did.        

★★★☆☆

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Wildfire
• Publication Year: 2019
• Author: Chris Hammer
• Genre: Crime

Synopsis

A HOMECOMING MARRED BY BLOOD
Journalist Martin Scarsden returns to Port Silver to make a fresh start with his partner Mandy. But he arrives to find his childhood friend murdered - and Mandy is the prime suspect. Desperate to clear her name, Martin goes searching for the truth.

A TERRIBLE CRIME
The media descends on Port Silver, compelled by a story that has it all: sex, drugs, celebrity, and religion. Martin is chasing the biggest scoop of his career, and the most personal.

A PAST HE CAN'T ESCAPE
As Martin draws closer to a killer, the secrets of his traumatic childhood come to the surface, and he must decide what is more important - the story or his family...