{"product_id":"legacy","title":"Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Scarsden returns in the unmissable new thriller from Chris Hammer, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eScrublands \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003eCrime Book of the Year (2023) \u003ci\u003eDead Man''s Creek.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARTIN SCARSDEN IS ON THE RUN. WILL THE DESERT SAVE HIM \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e OR BURY HIM?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bomb at his book launch. Gunfire in his hometown. Someone wants journalist Martin Scarsden dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFleeing for his life into the outback, he learns that nowhere is safe. The killers are closing in and it''s all he can do to survive. But who wants to kill him - and why? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Scarsden gets deeper intwined with the local community, he finds his fate lies in the hands of some surprising individuals: a disgraced ex-wife of a football legend, a fugitive wanted for a decades-old murder, and two nineteenth century explorers from a legendary expedition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his life on the line, one thing is for sure: this is Martin Scarsden''s most perilous, challenging and intriguing assignment yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Chris Hammer:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A masterful, stunning thriller. A twisting mystery epic in scale yet intricate in detail. Irresistible.'' \u003c\/b\u003eChris Whitaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Epic. Shakespearean in depth and range'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fierce, gripping and spine-chilling.''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''My favourite Australian detective is Nell Buchanan.'' \u003c\/b\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Hammer is a great writer - a leader in Australian noir'' \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Connelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Shimmers . . . A tortured tale of blood and loss''\u003c\/b\u003e Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Stunning - a page-turner which stays long in the memory'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483421647221,"sku":"9781035410842","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781035410842.jpg?v=1786178584","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/legacy","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}