Author: Gavin Strawhan. Reviewer: Ruth Shaw

Strawhan's crime novel is cinematic, which comes as no surprise given his previous writing credits. The co-creator of Go Girls and Nothing Trivial, he also has form in the TV crime thriller genre, including Bad Mothers and This Is Not My Life. While The Call doesn't read like a screenplay, it could easily become one. The scenes are sharp, ending with an eye to the cut: a wry line and then a clean shift to a deserted beach, a flashback, or a suburban gang house.

March 2024 release

Author: romesh dissanayake. Reviewer: David Hill

“The format is intriguingly diverse: emails, texts, passages of verse are scattered throughout. An immediate, coming-at-ya present tense keeps the plot belting along. Dissanayake knows when to pause, to leave things for the reader. He manages some excellent imagery”

March 2024 release

Author: Eileen Merriman. Reviewer: Briar Lawry.

If you're a fan of slow-burn, character-driven thrillers, you will have a great time with The Night She Fell. There may not be any Jack Reacher action sequences but you'll be on the edge of your seat as you reach the end.

March 2024 release

Author: Patricia Grace. Reviewer: Jade Kake

This beautiful new collection by Patricia Grace is divided into three sections, each positioned from a different time or context. Fans of Patricia Grace will be immediately won over by this rich and immensely readable collection, writes Jade Kake.

February 2024 release

Nā Paula Morris i ētita me Darryn Joseph. Nā Mikaia Leach I arotake.

‘Ko tā Hiwa he pōhiri i te kaipānui ki te ao o ngā kaituhi (Māori) tautōhito, tautata hoki.’

’Hiwa beckons the reader to the world of both known and new Māori writers.’