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Acts political, Vanda Symon

Posted on March 11, 2015 by NZ Books

Fallout Paul Thomas Upstart Press, $35.00, ISBN 9781927262016 Where the Dead Men Go Liam McIlvanney Faber & Faber, $25.00, ISBN 9780571239863 New Zealand crime fiction is going from strength to strength, with great work being published by old favourites as…

Tagged with: Autumn 2015, Faber & Faber, Issue 109, Liam McIlvanney, Paul Thomas, Upstart Press, Vanda Symon
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Dark places, Margie Michael

Posted on March 11, 2015 by NZ Books

The Children’s Pond Tina Shaw Pointer Press, $30.00, ISBN 9780473274023 The Faceless Vanda Symon Penguin Books, $30.00, ISBN 9780143567202 I am Rebecca Fleur Beale Random House, $20.00, ISBN 9781775535492 These books form a disparate collection apparently linked only by the…

Tagged with: Autumn 2015, Fleur Beale, Issue 109, Margie Michael, Penguin Books, Pointer Press, Random House, Tina Shaw, Vanda Symon
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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
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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

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
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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
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Coming of age for Kiwi baddies, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on December 1, 2007 by NZ Books

The Cleaner Paul Cleave Black Swan, $29.95, ISBN 9781869417604 The Killing Hour Paul Cleave Black Swan, $27.99, ISBN 9781869418663 Overkill Vanda Symon Penguin, $28.00, ISBN 9780143006657 From My Cold, Cold Hands David McGill Silver Owl Press, $34.99, ISBN 9780958245159 The…

Tagged with: Bernard Carpinter, Black Swan, David McGill, Fraser Books, Issue 80, P C Laird, Paul Cleave, Penguin, Silver Owl Press, Summer 2007, Vanda Symon
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