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Boxed - Review

"a fast-paced, well-plotted crime thriller"

"like a good Agatha Christie mystery, which this novel reminds me of, there is soon more than one suspect"

"Johnson pulls it off, with the help of a mongrel collection of characters who are darkly funny because they are so close to being real"

Weekend Australian, May 14 2022


Tugga's Mob
Finalist 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards for Best First Novel


STEPHEN JOHNSON
Stephen is an Australian-born television news and sports producer who swapped the TV studio for a writer’s garret overlooking the Tamaki River in Auckland.
His debut novel Tugga’s Mob was inspired by three seasons working as a tour guide on double-decker buses around Europe in the ‘80s; but written when Stephen convinced his wife to sell th
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Stephen Johnson Getting stranded in a broken motorhome 40 metres from the sea with an approaching cyclone was the inspiration for my third book in my Spotlight series…moreGetting stranded in a broken motorhome 40 metres from the sea with an approaching cyclone was the inspiration for my third book in my Spotlight series. We were fortunate the tidal surge didn't swamp us. However, the tropical downpour caused more than 70 land slips on New Zealand's SH1 south of Kaikoura. It took two weeks to rescue the motorhome! That was the starting point for Goose Bay, which was aided by the crime fiction author's fertile imagination. Goose Bay is currently going through the editing wringer. (less)
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A Writer's Appropriate Sense of Drama

October 10, 2020 • Stephen Johnson

I’m finding out if change inspires or hampers creativity – and all because of a nasty little germ wreaking havoc around the world.

Last year, I finally found my happy place to pen novels until the grim reaper sneaks up the stairs. It’s at the top of the home in Glendowie, Auckland. I call it a garret because and I can secretly dream of being in Paris. The family ca Read more of this blog post »
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"A racy, riveting thriller that I couldn’t put down!

I first read this author’s other thrillers in the Spotlight Series which I highly recommend; it just gets better with every book.

No Repeats is a thriller with a very interesting backdrop on multiple " Read more of this review »
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Stephen Johnson The writing community has been wonderfully supportive to authors who are missing publicity bursts for new books because of COVID-19. Melbourne writer Narrelle Harris is sharing a series of interviews on her website to help us reach an audience hungry for stories.

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