Ngaio Marsh Awards Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Supporting, highlighting & celebrating excellence in crime, mystery, and thriller storytelling from New Zealand writers. #yeahnoir Est 2010 by @craigsisterson

The Last Guests
Jp Pomare
Past Ngaios winner and finalist @JPPomare latest novel, a captivating psych thriller entwined with technology and set in Lake Tarawera, is Book Club Pick of the Month in the September issue of Good Reading magazine in Australia. Have your read THE LAST GUESTS? #yeahnoir https://t.co/IcH4aop6yF
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton
Some superb reads already this year, and its great to see BIRNAM WOOD by Eleanor Catton and BETTER THE BLOOD by @MBennettBooks among the 'Notable Selections' alongside lots of US and international tales. #yeahnoir https://t.co/79tT3gGPPO via @CrimeReads @groveatlantic @thwupbooks
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Better the Blood: A Hana Westerman Thriller
Michael Bennett
How cool! US teachers @jenlovesbooks2 & @KAshleyDickson, who co-host @unabridgedpod, chose #yeahnoir title BETTER THE BLOOD by @MBennettBooks as June Book Club pick. Also, given abundance of key themes, they've curated a fun list of book/screen pairings: https://t.co/Zpx2ItLy9I https://t.co/xV4jZMs4Yt
Paperback, 2024
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book