NZ Detectives

by John Lockyer

THE DETECTIVES OF THE NEW ZEALAND POLICE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BRANCH (CIB) ARE CHARGED WITH INVESTIGATING AND SOLVING SERIOUS CRIME.To outsmart and defeat New Zealand's hardened organised crime rings, the CIB employ the most sophisticated techniques and technologies available. But at the end of the day, fighting crime demands an unflinching commitment to the case and an old-fashioned nose for the truth.In conjunction with the television documentary series NZ Detectives, this book goes behind closed doors to meet former and current detectives dedicated to the pursuit of the truth men and women whose grit and dedication cracked some of the country's biggest criminal cases.

Genres: Nonfiction, Crime

Paperback

First published November 1, 2010

About the author

John Lockyer is a writer and a teacher. He has over 100 titles in print, many of which have been published for the educational market. He has written books for children of all ages, covering a diverse range of topics. The Kea (2001, Reed) was a finalist for the Elsie Locke Award in 2002, and A History of New Zealand received a Booksellers Gold Award. Willie Apiata VC (2009, Puffin) is a finalist in the Non-Fiction category of the 2010 NZ Post Children’s Book Awards.

Reviews

[Ken Cambie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I, appropriately, nicked this off my parents shelf in 2019 as i need some light reading material.

its probably only going to be of interest to a New Zealand reader. It gets a bit repetitive but I actually liked the way the stories overlap, even if it makes it seem as though there are only 5 detectives in the whole of New Zealand. . It is kind of "old-school" stories as each detective "really enjoyed by 40 years but I despair for the modern state of policing". The odd thing is that all the story-tellers seem to stay well clear of any involvement in some of the darkest incompetent/corrupt cases that forever scar the New Zealand police (Arther Allen Thomas, David Bain, ...) Instead this is all the somewhat light hearted stuff of looking for and finding petty criminals drinking in the local pub.

But its a very easy read at a chapter a night before lights out.

[Michael Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somewhat repetitive, but contains a lot of interesting first-hand testimony about crime and investigation in New Zealand that's not generally available elsewhere.