6/2/2023 0 Comments Safecracker by Ryan WickReally cool to see so many fresh voices and first-time entrants.” Plenty of playing with crime-fiction tropes and upturning ideas about rescued/rescuer and other things. The ladies are taking over a bit this year, with nine of the 12 novels on the longlist written by women, and two of the others featuring female protagonists too. “Great to see Kiwi crime writing flourishing, and the broad range of authors, settings, and styles making up our take on the genre. “Tenth anniversary, 11th season-however you term it, our wee award we began back in 2010 is hurtling towards the teenage years now,” writes judging convener Craig Sisterson on Facebook. A Madness of Sunshine, by Nalini Singh (Hachette New Zealand).Girl from the Tree House, by Gudrun Frerichs (Self-published).One Single Thing, by Tina Clough (Lightpool).Whatever It Takes, by Paul Cleave (Upstart Press).Trust Me, I’m Dead, by Sherryl Clark (Verve).Organizers of New Zealand’s annual Ngaio Marsh Awards for crime fiction have announced their longlist of nominees for the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel, as follows:
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