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• The Night She Fell

  Merriman, Eileen (Haematologist)

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  Head down to chilly Dunedin in this propulsive mystery-thriller, where a promising young student has met her tragic end after a fall from the window of her three-storey flat. The question remains: how did she wind up dead on the pavement? Was it an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Darksky

  Connolly, Marie, 1954-

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  A classic-style whodunnit which unravels beneath the glittering Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve. It’s the 50th anniversary of the Mt John Observatory, and the body of a professor has been discovered under the telescope dome. Time to call upon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dice

  Baylis, Claire

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  Told from the alternating perspectives of jury members, this hit debut from law academic Claire Baylis puts a fresh new spin on the crime genre. Four teenage boys are on trial for sexual assault charges after inventing a "Dice" game, where the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• His Favourite Graves

  Cleave, Paul, 1974-

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  A bullied boy. A troubled sheriff. A high school janitor with a dark secret. Nothing is what it seems in this twisty, visceral thriller, where tension constantly bubbles beneath the surface - and it’s only a matter of time before it comes to a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Better the Blood

  Bennett, Michael, 1964-

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  Michael Bennett brings a fresh Māori perspective to Kiwi crime with this powerful debut that delves into the horrors of New Zealand's cultural history. Hana Westerman, a Māori detective and single mother in Auckland, is sent a video that leads her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wrong Woman

  Pomare, J. P.

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  Fans of Jane Harper will love this crime thriller by J.P.Pomare, which is a small-town mystery with two puzzling cases intertwined in unexpected ways. Reid, now a PI in the city, left his hometown of Manson behind a decade ago, but is pulled back by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Remember Me

  Norman, Charity

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  25 years ago, Leah Parata went missing from her Hawke's Bay town after setting off for a hike through the Ruahine Range; Emily Kirkland was the last person to see her. Now working in the UK as an illustrator, Emily returns home to care for her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Her Blood

  Crutchley, Nikki, 1978-

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  If you're wanting a dark and atmospheric mystery full of buried secrets, look no further. Nikki Crutchley's latest novel centers on Jac, who is compelled back to her hometown seven years after the house fire that killed her mother, because now her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Before You Knew My Name

  Bublitz, Jacqueline

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  At once both a gripping mystery and a moving character study, Jacqueline Bublitz's debut tells the story of Alice, an 18-year-old who moves to New York City for a fresh start, only to become the latest Jane Doe, an unidentified murder victim. When…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Expectant

  Symon, Vanda, 1969-

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  Vanda Symon's first novel in over a decade brings us back to detective Sam Shephard. In the lead-up to her own maternity leave, Shephard finds herself investigating the murder and mutilation of a heavily pregnant woman. Confined to her desk but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Paper Cage

  Baragwanath, Tom

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  Tom Baragwanath's debut is beautifully written, full of descriptive language and social commentary; this is one for the readers who like their thrillers on the literary side. Children are going missing in the small town of Masterton, and for police…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Exit .45 Also Published With Title: Sometimes at Night

  Sanders, Ben, 1989-

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  Ben Sanders's Marshall Grade series returns with this gritty, action-packed new installment, in which the private investigator is plunged into the seedy underbelly of New York City when his former NYPD colleague is shot dead in a restaurant. While…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Mortal Boy

  Kidman, Fiona, 1940-

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  Based on true events, This Mortal Boy tells the controversial story of Albert Black, the second-to-last person hanged in New Zealand. Black was convicted of killing a man in a fight in 1955, and many questioned whether the public’s prejudice towards…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Auē

  Manawatu, Becky

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  A modern contemporary of Alan Duff's Once Were Warriors, Becky Manawatu's multi-award winning debut novel is a heart-wrenching journey into grief and loss, family violence and gang culture. Set in New Zealand's South Island/ Te Wai Pounamu, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tally Stick

  Nixon, Carl, 1967-

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  This mystery by the super versatile Carl Nixon (The Waters) is the story of the discovery of bones, pointing to the unsolved disappearance of an English family who immigrated to Te Wai Pounamu, the South Island, in the 1970s. What happened to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Darkest Sin

  Bishop, D. V.

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  The second installment of D.V. Bishop's Cesare Aldo series and set in Florence during the Renaissance, The Darkest Sin won the Historical Dagger Award for 2023. In this story, Aldo and his aide, Strocchi, investigate the discovery of a stabbing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Call

  Strawhan, Gavin

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  this taut, slick award-winning debut by screen writer Gavin Strowhan is set in a remote coastal town Waitutu, hometown of Honey Chalmers. What is intended to be a bit of respite from Auckland's mean streets for Honey quickly turns into a tense race…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Money in the Morgue

  Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982

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  A classic of the locked room trope, Money in the Morgue is set in the remote location of the Mt Seagar Hospital in the Canterbury plains. Mr Glossop, whose job it is to deliver wages around the area, is stranded at the hospital when his car breaks…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No One Will Know

  Carlyle, Rose

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  Rose Carlyle has established herself as a mistress of the twisty crime thriller and 'no one will know' is no exception. Set on a remote island of Tasmania, we follow the young Eve, an adventurous traveler who is broke, pregnant and in desperate need…Read moreRead more of this annotation