Better the Blood
By: Michael Bennett
4.01
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH Hana Westerman is a tenacious Māori detective juggling single…
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1. Paper Cage
By: Tom Baragwanath
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This prizewinning debut from New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath is both a nail-biting thrill-ride… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- audiobook
2. Pet
By: Catherine Chidgey
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic … read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- contemporary
- crime
3. Remember Me
By: Charity Norman
4.33
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
They never found Leah Parata. Not a boot, not a backpack, not a turquoise beanie. After she left me… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- audiobook
4. Sanctuary
By: Garry Disher
3.99
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A thrilling new standalone set in regional SA, from one of Australia's most esteemed crime authors.… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- audiobook
5. There’s a Cure for This: A Memoir
By: Emma Espiner
4.31
Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition
“I don’t know why medicine felt like coming home but, for some reason, it fits. I keep thinking abo… read more
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- indigenous
6. How to Loiter in a Turf War
By: Coco Solid
4.23
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A genre-bending work of autobiographical fiction from one of Aotearoa’s fiercest and most versatile… read more
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- contemporary
- audiobook
- fiction
- indigenous
"She gives him a hurled brick wrapped up in a smile"-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War
"Māoridom in Aotearoa dictates that we generate prestige from manaakitanga. It is the connection and hospitality we express for those in our care but also to show all that they are our equal, they too…"-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War
7. Lioness
By: Emily Perkins
3.43
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
You know how we say we devoured a story, and also that we were consumed by it? Eating and being eat… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
8. Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts
By: Josie Shapiro
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The stunning debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Commercial Fiction Prize. If you loved … read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
9. Poor People With Money
By: Dominic Hoey
4.03
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Monday Woolridge is a fighter with a face covered in scars and life full of debt. Her Avondale f… read more
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- fiction
- audiobook
10. One of Those Mothers
By: Megan Nicol Reed
3.66
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
The residents of Point Heed keep nice houses and sign up as parent help at the local school. Occasi… read more
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- contemporary
- thriller
- fiction
- audiobook
11. The Axeman's Carnival
By: Catherine Chidgey
4.37
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
Everywhere, the birds: sparrows and skylarks and thrushes, starlings and bellbirds, fantails and pi… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
12. The Doctor's Wife
By: Fiona Sussman
4.04
Format: 303 pages, Paperback
Nothing in Stan Andino's unremarkable life could prepare him for the day he discovers his wife in t… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
13. Kāwai For Such A Time As This
By: Monty Soutar
4.16
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
This epic historical adventure tells the story of pre-colonial Aotearoa New Zealand like it’s never… read more
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- historical fiction
- fiction
- indigenous
14. The Bone Tree
By: Airana Ngarewa
3.71
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
After the death of both parents, Kauri and Black must find a way to survive in a world that doesn't… read more
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- fiction
15. Better the Blood
By: Michael Bennett
4.01
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH Hana Westerman is a tenacious Māori detective juggling single… read more
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- mystery thriller
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- contemporary
- crime
- audiobook
16. Bone Lands
By: Pip Fioretti
4.05
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
'Isn't it your job to stop people being murdered?' 1911, on a winter's night in arid New South W… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- historical fiction
17. Tipping Point (Detective Kate Miles #3)
By: Dinuka McKenzie
4.06
Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition
A suicide. A shooting. And a reckoning, decades in the making. The must-read new Detective Kate M… read more
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- suspense
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
- audiobook
18. The Night She Fell
By: Eileen Merriman
3.58
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
‘When I last saw Ashleigh, she was lying in a pool of blood . . . Her eyes were open, staring sight… read more
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- thriller
19. The Last Secret Agent
By: Pippa Latour
4.55
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
The extraordinary untold story of Pippa Latour, who parachuted into occupied France in 1944 as an u… read more
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- audiobook
20. The Crewe Murders: Inside New Zealand’s most infamous cold case
By: Kirsty Johnston
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970 remains New Zealand' s… read more
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21. The Waters
By: Carl Nixon
3.77
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
One family. Forty years. The Waters kids ― practical, athletic Mark; the physically beautiful drea… read more
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- fiction
22. Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story
By: Jools Topp
4.45
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The iconic Kiwi duo - comedians, country music stars, yodellers, lesbians - in their own words. … read more
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23. The Call
By: Gavin Strawhan
3.84
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Winner of the Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize 2023A brilliant debut crime novel centred on a 501 deport… read more
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- suspense
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- audiobook
24. Dice
By: Claire Baylis
3.86
Format: 375 pages, Paperback
A compelling courtroom drama, Dice is an incredibly timely exploration of how sexual violence is vi… read more
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- audiobook
- crime
- fiction
- contemporary
25. The Slow Roll
By: Simon Lendrum
3.81
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
It seemed a simple request. ”Can you find my daughter who has run away?” But for professional gambl… read more
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- thriller
- crime
26. The Space Between
By: Lauren Keenan
3.91
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A gripping historical novel set amidst the New Zealand Wars in 1860. How do you choose between t… read more
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- historical fiction
27. Ash
By: Louise Wallace
4.35
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Thea lives under a mountain – one that’s ready to blow. A vet at a mid-sized rural practice, she… read more
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28. Hannah & Huia
By: Charlotte Lobb
4.67
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Hannah is in a mental health unit, in shock and rendered speechless following the sudden death of h… read more
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29. At The Grand Glacier Hotel
By: Laurence Fearnley
3.53
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Following a disastrous family holiday, Libby and Curtis make a If they ever visit the West Coast o… read more
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- fiction
30. All That We Know
By: Shilo Kino
4.61
Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition
'I don't want to be a pioneer. I want to be the last; to enjoy the fruits of everyone else's hard l… read more
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- fiction
31. Home Truths
By: Charity Norman
4.36
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
Livia Denby is on trial for attempted murder. The jury have reached a verdict. Two years earlier, L… read more
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- mystery thriller
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- mystery
- thriller
