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Who writes like… Stieg Larsson
If you’ve read the Millennium trilogy (whilst consuming large quantities of coffee and cheese and pickle sandwiches) and want to read something similar next, here are some authors to try: Karin...
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Need a new tattoo? : Life after the Millenium Trilogy
David Fincher’s remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has spawned a second wave of enthusiasts seeking out Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy in print. Starting with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,...
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Popular author Tom Clancy has died
The very popular American thriller author Tom Clancy has died aged 66. Born in Baltimore, where spent his life. After graduating in 1969 and before embarking on a literary career he ran an independent...
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2013 Ngaio Marsh Award shortlist announced
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,...
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2015 Ngaio Marsh Award
The Ngaio Marsh Award made annually for the best crime, thriller or mystery written by a New Zealand citizen or resident, began in 2010. It show cases some of the best writing in this genre, and this...
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Thrillers feature in this month’s novels from other genres
Featuring this month in our ‘other genre’ category we have selected fiction from the thriller genre. These are guaranteed reading for ardent fans of tension and suspense, and at times not for the faint...
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Reader’s Choice Fiction selections
Sometimes reading gives you those “I can’t believe they did that!” moments, when an author turns around a plot or a character arc, or kills off the last person you expected! Sometimes you get an “I...
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Books on CD: a new lease on borrowing life!
Audiobooks are free at Wellington Central Library! If you’re downloading or listening on CD there is no charge and the lending period for books on CD is still four weeks. We have collected all of the...
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Hope, Cults and Lyrical Dystopias: New General Fiction!
New to our libraries in March: a scintillating selection of new fiction titles! While the Central Library has become a no-go zone, our recently acquired fiction material is still available through...
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