Listen: Gareth and Louise Ward

19 July 2026 First published RNZ

The popular New Zealand-based cosy crime series, The Bookshop Detectives, is drawing to a close with the release of its third installment, Murder and Mojitos. The finale features Art Deco glamour, a Cuban crime queen and a grammar-obsessed killer.

Authors Gareth and Louise Ward are the owners of independent bookshop Wardini Books in Havelock North. 

They joined Jim Mora on RNZ's Sunday Morning show to discuss the release and what’s next on the agenda.