Kiwi crime shines in Leipzig

Earlier today (NZT), New Zealand launched its Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honour programme at the Leipziger Buchmesse, and amongst the Kiwi authors thrilling the crowds were two crime writers: 2011 Ngaio Marsh Award winner Paul Cleave, who already has a very strong following in Germany, and 2011 Ngaio Marsh Award finalist Paddy Richardson, whose psychological thrillers are also being translated into German.

It's great to see Kiwi crime fiction reaching other parts of the world. Here are a few photos of the Kiwis in action (courtesy of New Zealand at Frankfurt):

Ngaio Marsh Award winner Paul Cleave, who had the bestselling crime novel on

Amazon Germany in 2007, signing autographs for German fans at the Leipziger Buchmesse.

Ngaio Marsh Award finalist Paddy Richardson, author of psychological thrillers

like HUNTING BLIND and TRACES OF RED, signs autographs in Leipzig.

Paddy (second from left) and Paul (right) on the New Zealand Crime Fiction panel

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