Chris Hammer
Trust
Allen and Unwin
ISBN: 9781760877415
RRP $32.99
Description:
He violated her past and haunts her present.
Now he’s threatening their future.
She breathes deeply, trying to quell the rising sense of panic. A detective came to her home, drugged her and kidnapped her. She tries to make sense of it, to imagine alternatives, but only one conclusion is possible: it’s her past come to claim her.
Martin Scarsden’s new life seems perfect, right up until the moment it’s shattered by a voicemail: a single scream, abruptly cut off, from his partner Mandaly Blonde.
Racing home, he finds an unconscious man sprawled on the floor and Mandy gone. Someone has abducted her. But who, and why?
So starts a twisting tale of intrigue and danger, as Martin probes the past of the woman he loves, a woman who has buried her former life so deep she has never mentioned it.
And for the first time, Mandy finds denial impossible, now the body of a mystery man has been discovered, a man whose name she doesn’t know, a man she was engaged to marry when he died. It’s time to face her demons once and for all; it’s time she learned how to trust.
Set in a Sydney riven with corruption and nepotism, privilege and power, Trust is the third riveting novel from award-winning and internationally acclaimed writer Chris Hammer.
My View:
This is an exceptional read from Chris Hammer – in fact I think it is the best in the series. The words that springs to mind is “smooth, like a fine whiskey” does that sound corny? It’s what popped into my head after I finished reading this one – how this writer’s style has really grown, matured, developed, progressed…it has a complexity that engages and carries the read along for this exciting ride. The writing appears effortless, smooth, intense.
This is a fantastic end (?) to the original premise – we now have fully developed back stories and characters, mysteries, suspense, some sadness and a very satisfying resolution. What more could you want except another drop? Hope there is another in the pipe line Chris Hammer.
It sounds like a fascinating blend of past and the present in this plot line, Carol. And it sounds as much psychological as anything else. All that and a missing person case, too – little wonder you were absorbed.
It was a fabulous conclusion to this terrific series Margot
Now that I’ve written and published my review of Trust I could come back and read yours, I enjoyed this too 🙂 Great to be part of the blog tour with you.
Cheers Tracey – it was a great end to the series wasn’t it ? I predict awards
I’ve heard a bit about this author yet still to pick up one of his books. I’ll add this one to my TBR. Thanks for a great review.
You are very welcome I hope you enjoy the read
I have this book sitting on my desk to read before our In conversation event in December! I’ve not read any of his before, so looking forward to it after your review Carol
Thanks Janine – I hope you enjoy – best value is to read in order I think – if you have time
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