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Ngaio Marsh Award 2020 shortlists announced

The shortlists for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction has been announced.

The shortlisted titles in each category are:

Best novel

  • Whatever it Takes (Paul Cleave, Upstart Press)
  • Girl from the Tree House (Gudrun Frerichs, self-published)
  • Auē (Becky Manawatu, Makaro Press)
  • The Nancys (R W R McDonald, A&U)
  • In the Clearing (J P Pomare, Hachette)
  • The Wild Card (Renée, Cuba Press)

Best first novel

  • Into the Void (Christina O’Reilly, self-published)
  • Tugga’s Mob (Stephen Johnson, Clan Destine Press)
  • Auē (Becky Manawatu, Makaro Press)
  • The Nancys (R W R McDonald, A&U).

The winners will be announced at the WORD Christchurch Festival in late October.

 

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