2016 Ngaio Marsh Awards Finalists

Craig Sisterson announced the Finalists for the 2016 Ngaio Marsh Award. What fabulous books. I'm a judge for this Kiwi Award, so I've been reading these great books! Such fun!

Finalists for the 2016 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel:

• INSIDE THE BLACK HORSE by Ray Berard (Mary Egan Publishing);
• MADE TO KILL by Adam Christopher (Titan Books);
• TRUST NO ONE by Paul Cleave (Upstart Press);
• THE LEGEND OF WINSTONE BLACKHAT by Tanya Moir (Vintage);
• AMERICAN BLOOD by Ben Sanders (Allen & Unwin);

The finalists for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel:

• INSIDE THE BLACK HORSE by Ray Berard (Mary Egan Publishing);
• THE FIXER by John Daniell (Upstart Press);
• THE GENTLEMEN’S CLUB by Jen Shieff (Mary Egan Publishing); and
• TWISTER by Jane Woodham (Makaro Press). The judging panelists were crime writing experts from New Zealand, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Nordic countries. The winners will be announced at the 2016 WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival on 27 August.

The Ngaio Marsh Awards were established in 2010 and are made annually for the best crime, mystery, or thriller novels written by New Zealand citizens and residents. For more information, visit the Awards' Facebook page here or email ngaiomarshaward@gmail.com. Thanks to Craig Sisterson for all he does for this award!