With a post-graduate degree in zoology from Cambridge and a particular fondness for buttercream, this is THE book I’m most looking forward to this year. It’s a bit above my level but the kids will give me a hand. @ReelBigSmith you’re a true poet.

Hardback inbound, May 2022. (preorder link in my bio) "After single-handedly intervening in a deadly terrorist attack in Mali, SAS Warrant Officer Jamie 'Geordie' Carter is denounced as a lone wolf by jealous superiors." Zaffre Books Ben Willis #thriller #SASWhoDaresWins

Really looking forward to this one Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand … JP, you had me at “disappearance”. hachette.co.nz/book/?id=the-w…

The former team that I grew up reading, who drew me to the NZDF for five minutes, and even inspired me to write. Quite crazy really. And they just keep on giving - with this in a few weeks, and the last Nick Stone by Andy McNab later this year

Australian cover reveal! Aaron Falk returns one last time in Exiles, out in Australia on Sept 20, and available to pre-order here. Out in the US & UK early 2023, with covers & pre-order links coming soon. I loved writing this and I hope you enjoy it. panmacmillan.com.au/9781760783952

We're very excited about #2017Ngaios winner Michael Bennett (Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Whakaue), our first-ever Ngaio for Non-Fiction winner, having his debut crime novel coming out in UK, Australia & NZ in August (USA in January, many translations to follow) #yeahnoir #BetterTheBlood

Have raced through 3 quite different, but bloody good new NZ crime novels in the last few weeks. It’s looking like a stellar year for crime fans- keep an eye out for these in the next couple of months. Ngaio Marsh Awards simon lendrum #davidburt Michael Bennett, novelist & filmmaker #yeahnoir

Stoked to be able to announce this, and it’s free … why wouldn’t ya? Cheers Auckland Writers Festival writersfestival.co.nz/programmes/eve…

Soaked up this one from Maryrose Cuskelly. Stunning setting in North Queensland, and effortlessly explores the realities of why some cases are solved and others aren’t #TheCane Allen & Unwin

It's all feeling very real. UK readers can even 'pre-order' BETTER THE BLOOD in various formats from some UK bookshops and get it delivered on release. So cool. Kia ora all. Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/better-th… WH Smith: whsmith.co.uk/products/bette… Blackwells: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/produ…

And then there were two... (or 322, given authors inside pages?). A couple of love letters from moi to antipodean noir. On left s-listed for US & UK awards, fab reviews, released when bookshops shut, IRL events cancelled. On right is brand new. Order from fave bookshop, library

Chucking this straight onto the reading pile, you’ve reeled me in Greg Fleming

Kia ora! Our judges are working (reading) hard. We'll be revealing the #2022Ngaios Best Novel and Best First Novel finalists in August, with the winners announced following the special WORD Christchurch Crime After Crime event on 15 Sept, with Val McDermid & Michael Robotham #yeahnoir

Our toughest judging year yet, by far. In so many ways. Thanks to all our amazing entrants. Without further ado, we're thrilled to (finally) reveal the finalists for the #2022Ngaios for Best First Novel and Best Novel. Whakamihi (congrats) to you all. Ten terrific reads #yeahnoir

My take on ⁦Michael Bennett, novelist & filmmaker⁩ debut “Bennett… articulates the generational impact a history of trauma and injustice can wreak on a people. The result is a riveting thriller, grounded in our national disputes…that’ll echo with readers the world over” ketebooks.co.nz/all-book-revie…

Absolutely brilliant to see, breaking new ground every year! Congratulations @WriteRock11 !

This cover… incredible. Someone deserves a beer

Coming to a bookshop near you soon!Expectant by Vanda Symon Vanda Symon Karen Sullivan 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧 #CoverReveal emmabbooks.com/2022/11/04/exp… via @emmabbooks

Massive respect for these guys, an incredible genre that I have the deepest respect for. Maybe it’s the psychological angle. Grew up on space horror scares, slim pickings these days! Reach out and buy … i.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/…

Pre-order this and don’t look back … Chook is a legend in NZP and the reason that unsolved cases still get solved today, through his pioneering of behavioural linkage within the force: allenandunwin.co.nz/browse/book/Ch…