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Revenge, arguments and silliness, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on June 6, 2018 by NZ Books

Marlborough Man Alan Carter Fremantle Press, $38.00, ISBN 978125164534 Presumed Guilty Mark McGinn Merlot Publishing, $33.00, ISBN 9781513618609 The Empty Coffin Gary Moore Mary Egan Publishing, $30.00, ISBN 9780473388959 Fans of New Zealand crime fiction can add one more name…

Tagged with: Alan Carter, Bernard Carpinter, Fremantle Press, Gary Moore, Issue 120, Issue 122, Mark McGinn, Mary Egan Publishing, Merlot Publishing, Summer 2017, Winter 2018
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Crime wave, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on December 5, 2015 by NZ Books

Running Towards Danger Tina Clough Vanguard Press, $30.00, ISBN 97811784650100 Blood, Wine and Chocolate Julie Thomas HarperCollins, $35.00 ISBN 9781775540533 Something Is Rotten Adam Sarafis Echo, $35.00 ISBN 9781760067762 New Zealand crime fiction is booming. The long list for the…

Tagged with: Adam Sarafis, Bernard Carpinter, Echo, HarperCollins, Issue 112, Julie Thomas, Summer 2015, Tina Clough, Vanguard Press
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Victims and villains, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on August 29, 2014 by NZ Books

Joe Victim Paul Cleave Penguin Books ISBN 9780143570424 Drowning City Ben Atkins Vintage ISBN 9781775535522 “The Christchurch Carver” is the name bestowed by the media upon Joe Middleton, the central character of Paul Cleave’s debut novel, The Cleaner. Joe is…

Tagged with: Ben Atkins, Bernard Carpinter, Issue 107, Paul Cleave, Penguin Books, Spring 2014, Vintage
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

The truth or else, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on December 1, 2012 by NZ Books

Collecting Cooper Paul Cleave Penguin Books, $35.00, ISBN 9780143568025 The Laughterhouse Paul Cleave Penguin Books, $38.00, ISBN 9780143568292 The Faceless Vanda Symon Penguin Books, $30.00, ISBN 9780143567202 By Any Means Ben Sanders HarperCollins, $24.99, ISBN 9781869508777 New Zealand crime fiction…

Tagged with: Ben Sanders, Bernard Carpinter, HarperCollins, Issue 100, Paul Cleave, Penguin Books, Summer 2012, Vanda Symon
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Ongoing investigations, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on June 1, 2012 by NZ Books

Death on Demand Paul Thomas Hodder Moa, $36.99, ISBN 9781869712334 Traces of Red Paddy Richardson Penguin, $30.00, ISBN 9780143565765 Bound Vanda Symon Penguin, $30.00, ISBN 9780143565277 Ihaka is back – and about time, too. It’s around 15…

Tagged with: Bernard Carpinter, Hodder Moa, Issue 98, Paddy Richardson, Paul Thomas, Penguin, Vanda Symon, Winter 2012
Posted in Fiction, Literature

Bovver boys

Posted on December 1, 2011 by NZ Books

What they wrote A taste of contributor comments over our first 20 years On New Zealand Books My hope is that New Zealand Books will provide a forum for frank discussion that dares to rise above the suffocating confines…

Tagged with: Alan Duff, Alan Knowles, Barbara Else, Bernard Carpinter, Bill Manhire, Bill Sewell, Bruce Stewart, Charles Ferrall, Chris Else, Chris Knox, Christopher Tremewan, Colin James, Dale Williams, David Hill, Diane Hebley, Guy Somerset, Hamish Keith, Harry Ricketts, Heather Murray, Hilary Stace, Iain Sharp, Issue 96, Jane Bowron, Jane Stafford, Jane Westaway, John Campbell, Linda Burgess, Linley Boniface, Mark Williams, Murray Edmond, Nelson Wattie, Peter Wells, Roger Robinson, Sue McCauley, Summer 2011, Tom Beard, William Brandt
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Brave or innocent, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on December 1, 2010 by NZ Books

Slaughter Falls Alix Bosco Penguin Books, $39.00, ISBN 9780143203995 The Crime of Huey Dunstan James McNeish Vintage, $36.99, ISBN 9781869793159 The Fallen Ben Sanders HarperCollins, $29.99, ISBN 9781869508760 The field of crime writing is an expansive one,…

Tagged with: Alix Bosco, Ben Sanders, Bernard Carpinter, HarperCollins, Issue 92, James McNeish, Penguin Books, Summer 2010, Vintage
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

The voice of the monster, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on June 1, 2010 by NZ Books

Blood Men Paul Cleave Black Swan, $36.99, ISBN 978869792718 Containment Vanda Symon Penguin Books, $28.00, ISBN 9780143202295 Cut and Run Alix Bosco Penguin Books, $37.00, ISBN 9780143011910 What Remains Behind Dorothy Fowler Black Swan, $29.99, ISBN 9781869792084 New Zealand’s reputation…

Tagged with: Alix Bosco, Bernard Carpinter, Black Swan, Dorothy Fowler, Issue 90, Paul Cleave, Penguin Books, Vanda Symon, Winter 2010
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Good clean fun, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on September 1, 2009 by NZ Books

Bold Blood Lindy Kelly HarperCollins, $36.99, ISBN 9781869507336 Full Moon Fever David Rodewald Rodewald Family Trust, $25.00, ISBN 9780473132736 The Bone Tiki David Hair HarperCollins, $19.99, ISBN 9781869507343 Bold Blood comes with a foreword recommendation from Mark Todd, which may…

Tagged with: Bernard Carpinter, David Hair, David Rodewald, HarperCollins, Issue 87, Lindy Kelly, Rodewald Family Trust, Spring 2009
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review, Young adults

Murder most foul, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on December 1, 2008 by NZ Books

Cemetery Lake Paul Cleave Random House, $34.99, ISBN 9781869418908 The Ringmaster Vanda Symon Penguin Books, $28.00, ISBN 9780143008347 The Devils Are Here Cam Stokes Cape Catley, $29.99, ISBN 9781877340192 Christ Clone David McLeod Random House, $35.99, ISBN 9781869419592 Christchurch is…

Tagged with: Bernard Carpinter, Cam Stokes, Cape Catley, David McLeod, Issue 84, Paul Cleave, Penguin Books, Random House, Summer 2008, Vanda Symon
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review