Kiwi Readers discussion

Kia ora everyone,

I thought I'd share that the longlist for the 2017 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel was revealed yesterday. The Ngaios are New Zealand's annual literary awards for excellence in crime, mystery, thriller, and suspense writing. There are three categories: Best Crime Novel, Best First Novel (crime/thriller debuts), and the new award for Best Non Fiction.

The Best Crime Novel Award has been won in the past by the likes of Paul Cleave, Liam McIlvanney, and Paul Thomas, among others.

This year's longlist is a really eclectic bunch, with crime novels that veer into other genres (historical, contemporary fiction, even a touch of romance), as well as more traditional detective fiction and thrillers.

Here's the longlist, announced on The Spinoff on Thursday:

by Finn Bell

by Finn Bell

by C.J. Carver

by Jonothan Cullinane

by Debra Daley

by Katherine Hayton

by Mark McGinn

by Ben Sanders

by Brian Stoddart

by Fiona Sussman

Lots of really interesting reads there!