Ngaio Marsh Awards 2025 finalists
The shortlists for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Awards, which celebrate Aotearoa New Zealand crime, mystery or thriller writing, have been announced.
The shortlisted books in the Best Novel category are:
Best novel
- 17 Years Later (JP Pomare, Hachette) *
- The Call (Gavin Strawhan, A&U NZ)
- A Divine Fury (DV Bishop, Macmillan)
- Home Truths (Charity Norman, A&U)
- Prey (Vanda Symon, Orenda)
- Return To Blood (Michael Bennett, S&S)
- Woman, Missing (Sherryl Clark, HQ)
This year’s winners will be announced at an event held as part of WORD Christchurch at Tūranga on 25 September 2025.
More information is available on the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa website.
17 Years Later has been reviewed by QRC. Click on the title to read our review.