Best of 2024: Aotearoa NZ crime and thriller titles

Have a browse of our Librarian's Choice selection of Aotearoa / New Zealand crime and thriller titles for 2024! Our picks range across a number of sub-genres, from cosy crime to gritty realistic novels, and show that the renaissance of crime and thriller writing in Aotearoa continues apace. Enjoy!

Updated December 15, 2024
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Leave the Girls Behind
Bublitz, Jacqueline.
Paper Book
We assume we can spot a psychopath from across the room... Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Anne Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer, Ethan Oswald. With Oswald dead and the case closed, everybody tells Ruth it's time to move on - but she believes there is...
Return to blood
Bennett, Michael
Paper Book
PRE-ORDER CARVED IN BLOOD, THE BRAND NEW MICHAEL BENNETT NOVEL, COMING SPRING 2025. FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BETTER THE BLOOD COMES ANOTHER CASE FOR NEW ZEALAND'S BEST INVESTIGATOR, HANA WESTERMAN.  'Another cracking, page-turning journey...
Paper Cage
Baragwanath, Tom.
Paper Book
SEVENTEEN YEARS LATER
POMARE, J.P.
Prey: The dark, electrifying new Sam Shephard thriller...
Symon, Vanda.
Hell's bells
Johnson, Jill
Paper Book
In this sequel to the tantalizing Devil's Breath, Professor Eustacia Rose is back to solve another murder using her extensive knowledge of botany.

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