Recently the shortlist for New Zealand’s own Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel was announced in Christchurch. This award began in 2010 to recognise and proclaim excellence in New Zealand mystery, crime and thriller writing. In association with the Christchurch Writers’ Festival Trust it is presented to the best novel published the preceding year.
Past winners have been in 2012, Neil Cross for his novel, Luther: the calling, in 2011 Paul Cleave for his novel Blood Men, and in 2010 Alix Bosco for his novel Cut & Run.
The four novels shortlisted for 2013 are The Laughterhouse by Paul Cleave, Little Sister by Julian Novitz, Faceless by Vanda Symon and Death on Demand by Paul Thomas.
The winner will be announced on 2nd December 2013.