G.B. Ralph's Blog, page 19
May 10, 2024
Mysterious Manawatū author panel recording
I joined fellow authors Bing Turkby, Gigi Fenster, Riley Chance, and facilitator Hugh Dingwall, to chat all things mystery!
You can listen to the recording here: https://bit.ly/mysterious_manawatu or on 999AM in Manawatū (at 8pm tonight)!
The Ngaio Marsh Awards “Mysterious Manawatū” author panel was held last Friday night at the Palmerston North City Library and recorded by Manawatū People’s Radio.
May 9, 2024
Cosy mystery library display
I spy with my little eye something beginning with M…
Cosy mystery display at the Palmerston North Central LibraryIn related news, how amazing are my local librarians?!
Murder on Milverton Square is in excellent company in this cosy mystery display, including Dead Man’s Axe and String Theory by fellow local author Bing Turkby, among many, many other great titles!
Can’t find my books (or some of the others you’re keen on) at your local library? Just ask your librarian if they can get ...
May 7, 2024
Audiobook attention
The Milverton Mysteries audiobooks have been getting lots of love recently, Philip Battley’s narration in particular! Check out a few snippets I’ve rounded up:

The Murder on Milverton Square and Poison at Penshaw Hall audiobooks came out earlier this year in February and March respectively. Treat your ears to a listen?
Buy Murder on Milverton SquareKindle / ebookAmazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon DE | Amazon AU (NZ)
PaperbackMay 3, 2024
Mystery in the Library: Mysterious Manawatū
I joined three wonderful local authors to discuss our lives of (literary) crime at the Palmerston North City Library. My first in-person author panel!
Mysterious Manawatū panellistsBing Turkby (The Guitar Store Mysteries)Riley Chance (Surveillance, The Democracy Game)Gigi Fenster (A Good Winter, The Intentions Book, Feverish: A Memoir)G B Ralph (The Milverton Mysteries)MC: Hugh Dingwall (Manawatū People’s Radio)Huge thanks to Craig Sisterson and the Ngaio Marsh A...
April 30, 2024
It’s interrogation time
Just 2 days until these 4 suspects are interrogated about their (literary) crimes!
Mysterious Manawatū is open to anyone interested in reading or writing mysteries or thrillers. I hear there might even be wine and snacks. So, if nothing else, come for that!
What will you be talking about?Who knows where the evening will take us? But, apparently we’ll be talking in and around “the art of storytelling, how to craft memorable characters, the importance of setting and weaving in real-l...
April 29, 2024
Today on the library’s New Books shelf
Look what’s just landed on the New Books shelf at my local library!
Poison at Penshaw Hall (The Milverton Mysteries #2) by G B Ralph And just in time for Mysterious Manawatū this Friday at Palmerston North Central Library!
This event is part of the Mystery in the Library series being held across the motu in the build up to the Ngaio Marsh Awards later in the year. Each will feature a panel of local authors discussing crime, mystery, writing, publishing, and plenty more I’m sure.
For...
April 25, 2024
New addition at my local library
The Palmerston North City librarians send out this weekly email highlighting new titles available at the library, and look what came in this week!
Poison at Penshaw Hall is the second entry in The Milverton Mysteries, set in the fictional town of Milverton, at the mouth of the very real Manawatū Gorge.
If you’re local, and keen to get these emails too, you can sign up on the library website. And while you’re at it, why don’t you jump on my mailing list too?

Where can you r...
April 12, 2024
Murder on Milverton Square as seen on…
Robin Reads, Ereader News Today, The Fussy Librarian, and Bargain Booksy!
Murder on Milverton Square (The Milverton Mysteries #1) is on sale for 99c (US) and 99p (UK) this week (8–14 April 2024) only, and has been featured on these book deal websites and in their daily emails.
Keen to grab your own copy?
99c at Amazon US99p at Amazon UKTo be sure you don’t miss out on any future promos from me, as well as getting updates once or twice a month, and a...
October 25, 2023
Poison at Penshaw Hall is out now!

A huge thanks to everyone who pre-ordered Poison at Penshaw Hall – you made sure Addison got off to a flying start. Your copy should already be in your Kindle library. I can’t wait to hear what you think!
To everyone else, never fear… The book won’t jump up to its regular price for another week or so. That means is you’ve still got time to grab it at the discounted pre-order / launch price:
Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU (NZ)
It’s the second book in the series, but I’ve written it so you can jump right in, even if you haven’t read the first book. If you prefer to eat your dessert before your dinner, hit the relevant button above. Or, if you’re more like me and prefer to do things in order, check out Murder on Milverton Square first.

Grab your copy today: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU (NZ)
November 8, 2022
Murder on Milverton Square is out now!

A huge thank you to everyone who pre-ordered Murder on Milverton Square. You made sure my new release got off to a flying start, and your copy should have already dropped into your Kindle library. I can’t wait to hear what you think!
To everyone else, never fear… The book won’t jump up to its regular price until next week, so you’ve still got time to grab it at the discounted pre-order / launch price:
Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU (NZ)
I can't wait to hear what you think! x


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