Anyone who was lucky enough to read Scrublands by Chris Hammer should be salivating over his second novel……..Silver. Alternatively readers of Cemetery Road by Greg Iles may find Silver a similar genre and equally as captivating.

Martin Scarsden the jorno form Scrublands is back and in his hometown of Port Silver. It’s been some years since he was last here and his intention is to set up shop with Mandy and her little boy Liam. The question is, “Has Martin’s arrival triggered off a sequence of events with some dire consequences?” Certainly his old friend has left him with a cryptic clue which might be able to unlock the tangle of lies, murder and drugs which bedevils the place.

Chris Hammer is an outstanding writer, both Scrublands and Silver are lengthy works but every page grips your attention and keeps you reading as if your life depended on it. I rate Silver as highly as Scrublands and if I could give them a six star rating I would. Keep it up Chris, I cannot wait to get my hands on your next novel!

spoiler alert ** 3.5 stars


I think I liked Martin better in this second book,not sure if that's due to more of his history being revealed,or just that he was a familiar character at the beginning of book... 
This is a busy book... there's a lot going on,death,drugs,inheritance,revenge.
I think I made a similar comment about Scrublands,but this isn't just a copy.

Glad to get to the end and have all my questions answered... except for one. When's book 3 out?

I really enjoyed Scrublands by Chris Hammer and was delighted to receive a copy of his new book Silver.
This is the second book featuring Martin Scarsden and his girlfriend Mandalay Blond. They move back to his home town Port Silver after Mandalay inherits a house.
From the moment he arrives everything goes wrong, starting with the murder of his old school friend.
Although Martin is not working as a reporter he had been asked by his friend's mother to investigate her son's death.
This book was slower to start than the previous book and gave a lot of information from Martins childhood.
I enjoyed this book and can't wait for the next book by this author.
Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.