The Ngaio Marsh Awards are presented annually for the best crime, mystery or thriller writing by New Zealand.

The awards are named after Christchurch crime writer Ngaio Marsh.

So if you’re looking for a crime novel to delve into why not try a book from a crime writer who hails from across the ditch?

You might like to try Alan Carter’s Marlborough Man, which won best crime novel.

Read our article about Malborough Man and Alan Carter here

All Our Secrets by Jennifer Lane, her debut novel, won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel.