Thursday, October 23, 2025

Review: THE NIGHT SHE FELL

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THE NIGHT SHE FELL by Eileen Merriman (Penguin, 2024) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm ‘When I last saw Ashleigh, she was lying in a pool of blood...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Review: THE DEEPER THE DEAD

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THE DEEPER THE DEAD by Catherine Lea (Bateman Books, 2025) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm On the morning of her granddaughter’s first day of sch...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Review: BLACK SILK AND BURIED SECRETS

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BLACK SILK AND BURIED SECRETS by Deborah Challinor (HarperCollins, 2025) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm Sydney, 1871. Twenty-five-year-old widow...
Friday, September 26, 2025

History-makers and historical crimes: 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award winners revealed

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History-makers and historical crimes: 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award winners revealed in Dame Ngaios’ hometown  A quartet of talented Kiwi writers w...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

15 Years of the Ngaios: our first trophy and first winner, belatedly photographed

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When the Ngaio Marsh Awards was originally launched in 2010, it marked a new era in New Zealand crime, mystery, and thriller writing (late...
Wednesday, September 3, 2025

"Outback Noir for cosy fans?" - review of WHISKY VALLEY

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WHISKY VALLEY by Joan Sauers (Allen & Unwin , 2025) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson From the intriguing Echo Lake, Rose McHugh, curious hist...
Friday, August 29, 2025

Character first: 2025 Ngaio Marsh Awards finalists revealed

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  Character first: 2025 Ngaio Marsh Awards finalists offer page-turning tales that explore people and place From a young Māori chef to a gri...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Review: THE POOL

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THE POOL by Hannah Tunnicliffe (Ultimo Press, 2024) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm Prince of spin and life of the party, Baz King, is missing. N...