Four new books to read this week

Legacy by Chris Hammer, hardback, £20 Investigative journalist Martin Scarsden flees into the outback after a bomb attack on his book launch. There's a contract out on his life, but who wants him dead?

- by MATT NIXSON and JON COATES

As dark forces rally, determined to destroy him, Scarsden must dig deep to discover why he has a target on his back. Burning deserts, hidden bodies and rising tensions over the water supply, Legacy is another epic Outback mystery from the Scrublands author.

A murder and plot that reveals itself in flashback like a parched wilderness coming to life, this is Aussie noir at its finest and Hammer shows once again why he's Australia's most exciting crime writer and the greatest export from Down Under since INXS. 9/10

What Have I Done?

by Ben Elton, hardback, £18.99