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"Trusting the reader": A VIRTUOUS LIE reviewA VIRTUOUS LIE by Christina O'Reilly (2022) Reviewed by TJ Ramsay Hidden in the dense bush of the Manawatu, a tiny...
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"A good final outing": BACK HOME IN DERRY reviewBACK HOME IN DERRY by David McGill (Silver Owl Publishing, 2022) Reviewed by Alyson Baker After six Dan Delaney mysteries...
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"An extraordinarily tense read": PAPER CAGE reviewPAPER CAGE by Tom Baragwanath (Text Publishing, 2022) Reviewed by Alyson Baker Masterton isn’t a big town. The community’s tight,...
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"Entertaining and thought-provoking": NIKOLAI'S QUEST reviewNIKOLAI'S QUEST by Diane Robinson (Rose & Fern Publishing, 2022) Reviewed by Jacqui Lynne Russia 1996. 11-year-old Nikolai...
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"A tour de force literary eco-thriller" - BIRNAM WOOD reviewBIRNAM WOOD by Eleanor Catton (Orenda Books, 2023) Reviewed by Alyson Baker Birnam Wood is on the move ... Five years ago, Mira...
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"An undeniably fresh and authentic sleuth" - KILLING JERICHO reviewKILLING JERICHO by William Hussey (Zaffre, 2023) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Murder this twisted demands a new kind of...
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"A character as human and complex as Sam" - EXPECTANT reviewEXPECTANT by Vanda Symon (Orenda Books, 2023) Reviewed by Alyson Baker A killer targeting pregnant women. A detective...
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Tracking Wolves and Seaside Slots: an interview with Fiona CumminsKia ora and haere mai, welcome to the 232nd instalment of our long-running author interview series, 9mm - but the first in around 18 months....
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Entries open for the 2023 Ngaio Marsh AwardsIn a slight break with recent tradition, the entry period for the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards has...
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Review: THE DOCTOR'S WIFETHE DOCTOR'S WIFE by Fiona Sussman (Bateman Books, 2022) Reviewed by Alyson Baker Nothing in Stan Andino's unremarkable life could...
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Review: BLUE HOTELBLUE HOTEL by Chad Taylor (Brio Books, 2022) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson In 1987, leather-clad tourist Blanca Nul goes missing in...
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Review: THE PAIN TOURISTTHE PAIN TOURIST by Paul Cleave (Orenda Books, 2022) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson This dream doesn’t feel like a dream. He...
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Review: MIRACLEMIRACLE by Jennifer Lane (Cloud Ink Press, 2022) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm Born in the middle of Australia’s biggest-ever...
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Review: BETTER THE BLOODBETTER THE BLOOD by Michael Bennett (Simon & Schuster, 2022) Reviewed by Alyson Baker A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH....
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Giving victims a voice: debut novel sweeps 2022 Ngaio Marsh AwardsGiving victims a voice: debut novel sweeps 2022 Ngaio Marsh Awards History was made at a special WORD Christchurch...
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Review: RAZORBLADE TEARSRAZORBLADE TEARS by SA Cosby (Headline, 2021) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson A black father and a white father join forces on a...
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Review: DIRT TOWNDIRT TOWN by Hayley Scrivenor (Macmillan, 2022) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson On a sweltering Friday afternoon in Durton, best...
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Review: BOY FALLENBOY FALLEN by Chris Gill (PRNTD Publishing, 2022) Reviewed by Alyson Baker When the body of wealthy teen and aspiring...
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Review: 19791979 by Val McDermid (Little, Brown, 2021) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson 1979. It's the winter of discontent, and Allie Burns is...
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Review: DON'T KNOW TOUGHDON'T KNOW TOUGH by Eli Cranor (Soho Press, 2022) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Friday Night Lights meets Southern Gothic, this...
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Review: THE PERFECT CRIMETHE PERFECT CRIME, edited by Vaseem Khan & Maxim Jakubowski (Penguin, 2022) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Around the world in...
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Review: EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONEEVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE by Benjamin Stevenson (Penguin, 2022) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson I was dreading the...
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Review: REMEMBER MEREMEMBER ME by Charity Norman (Allen & Unwin, 2022) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson They never found Leah Parata. Not a boot,...
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Review: THE SLOW ROLLTHE SLOW ROLL by Simon Lendrum (Upstart Press, 2022) Reviewed by Alyson Baker It seemed a simple request. ”Can you find my...
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Review: THOSE WHO PERISHTHOSE WHO PERISH by Emma Viskic (Echo Publishing, 2022) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Caleb Zelic can't hear you. But he can see...
