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Ngaio Marsh Awards 2021 – winners of New Zealand's top crime fiction awards announced

By DeathBecomesHer

1 November, 2021

It’s a great time to discover some new New Zealand crime fiction – and what better place to start than with the 2021 Ngaio Marsh Award winners? A pared-down online event held at the weekend revealed the recipients in an unprecedented four categories – Best…

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The Quiet People by Paul Cleave

By Vicki Weisfeld

28 October, 2021

The title of award-winning author Paul Cleave’s new crime thriller, The Quiet People, is both straightforward and ironic. On one hand, it refers to news coverage of heinous crimes, in which neighbours so often say, ‘Unbelievable! He was always so quiet.’ On the other, the…

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The Doctor will see you now... Madeleine Eskedahl

By DeathBecomesHer

28 September, 2021

Dr Jacky Collins has spread her net wide for her latest interview subject, chatting to New Zealand author Madeleine Eskedahl about her debut crime novel Blood on Vines, published in March 2021. Madeleine’s surname might make you think of Nordic noir and you’d not be…

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Bound by Vanda Symon

By DeathBecomesHer

12 May, 2021

Bound is the fourth in Vanda Symon’s series set in New Zealand and featuring police detective Sam Shephard. We’ve previously reviewed Overkill and The Ringmaster on the site but if, like me, you’re a newbie to this author’s writing then Bound is not too bad…

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The Sounds: New Zealand crime series out now on DVD

By crimefictionlover

4 March, 2021

New Zealand’s stunning South Island and the remote Marlborough Sounds form the backdrop for The Sounds, available now on DVD in the United States. But, as any aficionado of Nordic noir will tell you, those inspiring vistas and seemingly innocent far away communities have dark…

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Ngaio Marsh Awards 2020 reward debutante New Zealand crime authors

By crimefictionlover

2 November, 2020

Britain has the Daggers, Canada the Arthur Ellis Awards, Australia the Ned Kellys and for the best New Zealand novels there are the Ngaio Marsh Awards. The 2020 winners have just been announced, and both awards have been won by debut crime novelists. The Ngaio…

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This Mortal Boy

By Vicki Weisfeld

1 October, 2019

Written by Fiona Kidman — Based on a true story of one of the last executions in New Zealand, Fiona Kidman’s historical crime novel about a young man found guilty of murder is a powerful question mark. When is the death penalty justified? How does…

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Ngaio Marsh Awards 2019 – winners announced

By DeathBecomesHer

16 September, 2019

Over the years, troubled teenagers and young lives gone astray have provided rich pickings for crime writers and it’s a theme running through this year’s winning selections in the 10th annual Ngaio Marsh Awards. Double award winner This Mortal Boy by Dame Fiona Kidman was…

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Ngaio Marsh Awards 2021 – winners of New Zealand's top crime fiction awards announced

The Quiet People by Paul Cleave

The Doctor will see you now... Madeleine Eskedahl

Bound by Vanda Symon

The Sounds: New Zealand crime series out now on DVD

Ngaio Marsh Awards 2020 reward debutante New Zealand crime authors

This Mortal Boy

Ngaio Marsh Awards 2019 – winners announced

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