Whodunit and who-won-it?
THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL, in association with WORD Christchurch and The Press, is pleased to reveal that whodunit and who-won-it will be announced at a great event at the Court Theatre on 4 October.
“I’m thrilled that the event will be held at the Court Theatre this year,” says Judging Convenor Craig Sisterson, “both as a nod to Dame Ngaio’s own passion for the stage, and because the Court Jesters were scheduled to perform at our inaugural event in 2010, before the Christchurch earthquakes intervened.”
The event on Sunday 4 October begins at 5.00pm and will include a chance to have a drink and mingle with the finalists and an improvised murder mystery, followed by actors reading from each novel.
Click on the links below to read extracts from the five shortlisted novels:
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FIVE MINUTES ALONE by Paul Cleave (Penguin NZ)
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THE PETTICOAT MEN by Barbara Ewing (Head of Zeus)
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SWIMMING IN THE DARK by Paddy Richardson (Upstart Press)
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THE CHILDREN’S POND by Tina Shaw (Pointer Press)
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FALLOUT by Paul Thomas (Upstart Press)