Ngaio Marsh Magnificence

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The finalists were revealed for the 2025 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Now in their sixteenth season, the Awards celebrate excellence in mystery, thriller, crime, and suspense writing from New Zealand authors. Finalists will be celebrated and this year’s winners announced at a special event, "The Ngaio Marsh Awards and The Murderous Mystery," to be held in association with the WORD Christchurch Confrence at Tūranga on Thursday, September 25.

BEST NOVEL

Return To Blood by Michael Bennett (Simon & Schuster)
A Divine Fury by DV Bishop (Macmillan)
Woman, Missing by Sherryl Clark (HarperCollins)
Home Truths by Charity Norman (Allen & Unwin)
17 Years Later by JP Pomare (Hachette)
The Call by Gavin Strawhan (Allen & Unwin)
Prey by Vanda Symon (Orenda Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

Dark Sky by Marie Connolly (Quentin Wilson Publishing)
Lie Down With Dogs by Syd Knight (Rusty Hills)
A Fly Under The Radar by William McCartney 
The Defiance Of Frances Dickinson by Wendy Parkins (Affirm Press)
The Call by Gavin Strawhan (Allen & Unwin)
Kiss Of Death by Stephen Tester (Heritage Press)

BEST NONFICTION

The Trials Of Nurse Kerr by Scott Bainbridge (Bateman Books)
The Survivors by Steve Braunias (HarperCollins)
The Crewe Murders by Kirsty Johnstone & James Hollings (Massey Uni Press)
The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour & Jude Dobson (Allen & Unwin)
Gangster’s Paradise by Jared Savage (HarperCollins)
Far North by David White & Angus Gillies (Upstart Press)

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