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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