Ngaio Marsh

  There are a lot of very good New Zealand writers around, particularly in crime fiction, and Nathan Blackwell is one of the newest kids on the block. The Sound of her Voice, published in paperback by Orion this month, is a very good, albeit dark read. No surprises then that it was shortlisted for … Continue readings →

Tags : Auckland, crime fiction, Nathan Blackwell, New Zealand, Ngaio Marsh, Orion

  For some reason, and please don’t ask me why, Queen’s ‘Another one bites the dust’ was going through my head as I read Overkill. On repeat. This was slightly off-putting, but strangely quite fitting given that the opening – probably one of the best, attention-grabbing first scenes of any book I’ve read recently – … Continue readings →

Tags : crime fiction, female detective fiction, New Zealand noir, Ngaio Marsh, Ngaio Marsh award, NZ fiction, NZ writers, Orenda, procedural fiction, Queens of detective fiction, Sam Shephard, The Literary Lounge Q&A, Vanda Symon