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DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2025

By DeathBecomesHer

15 December, 2025

It’s been a reading year of surprises for this reviewer, who handed out a dozen five-star accolades to books I’ve enjoyed in 2025. Picking the best five was something of a challenge, but in the end the quintet of absolutely fabulous reads is one I’m…

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The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace by RWR McDonald

By DeathBecomesHer

26 November, 2025

If your love for crime fiction began at an early age, it’s a fair bet that it started with the likes of The Famous Five, The Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew. The same applies to Tippy Chan, the 11-year-old heroine of RWR McDonald’s award winning…

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On the Radar: Meet the New Zealand Nancys

By crimefictionlover

31 October, 2025

Kiwi crime fiction kicks things off in this week’s new books report, and RWR McDonald’s debut novel, inspired by Nancy Drew truly does look… inspired! Can’t wait to tuck into that one. Plus we’ve got a book with a rock soundtrack by Mark S Bonta,…

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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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DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2025

The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace by RWR McDonald

On the Radar: Meet the New Zealand Nancys

Ngaio Marsh Awards 2020 reward debutante New Zealand crime authors

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