Great to be on the Ngaio Marsh Longlist. Was a distant hope when I started writing. But ‘dry and melancholic’? Someone’s been talking to my wife. Anyway, if you’re in a bookshop this weekend, here’s a recommendation. #2023Ngaios #yeahnoir

What do boxer-actress Kali Reis, Virginia storyteller S.A.Cosby, Truman Capote, and Kyle MacLachlan have in common?
All were chosen by #2023Ngaios winner Michael Bennett, novelist & filmmaker (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue) in this new interview, but why? ... #yeahnoir #IndigenousNoir Crime Writers of Color

🥳 Congratulations to Paul Cleave and simon lendrum for making this year's Ngaio Marsh Awards longlist.

#2023Ngaios #YeahNoir

Best of luck to everyone! #2023Ngaios #yeahnoir

Kia ora e hoa! I'm still buzzing about being named a finalist for the #2023Ngaios . What an honour to be among these storytellers. Congratulations everyone.
Very cool to see four Māori/Pasifika authors there too. Engari tonu Renée (Renée), Paul, and Emeli. #yeahnoir

Kia ora! I'm stoked. #yeahnoir #2023Ngaios

Whakamihi (congrats) to #2023Ngaios winner Michael Bennett, novelist & filmmaker, whose superb second Hana Westerman tale, RETURN TO BLOOD, was launched last night in Auckland and is published in UK hardcover today, 25 April (21 May in US)
#yeahnoir Val McDermid Alexandra Sokoloff Katherine Armstrong Crime Writers of Color

Kia ora e hoa! So, it's been a rather lovely evening in Ōtautahi. I'm a bit overwhelmed.
#yeahnoir #2023Ngaios

In that big list of the #2023Ngaios Best Novel entries, amongst all those top names in Kiwi crime writing, you might have spotted my very own little cosy murder mystery?

I am so pleased for my first novel to be considered 🕵️‍♂️ gbralph.com/2023/06/27/nga… #yeahnoir

Nice review by leading critic Linda Herrick in The Listener of #ReturnToBlood , sequel to Māori filmmaker/author Michael Bennett, novelist & filmmaker #2023Ngaios -winning #BetterTheBlood .
Out 25 Apr in UK hardcover: bit.ly/3JpGlpa
21 May for US: bit.ly/3W31zkm
#yeahnoir Crime Writers of Color

Delighted to see Tom Baragwanath's PAPER CAGE is a finalist for the 2023 Ngaio Marsh awards! 🥳 #yeahnoir #2023Ngaios

From a Kiwi & Ngaio Marsh Awards perspective, twas cool to see some superb, fresh #yeahnoir tales featured, not only face-front but with bookseller recommendations. Tom and Mike were #2023Ngaios finalists, have won and been shortlisted for several other awards. Highly rec reads

Explode your TBR with fresh Kiwi crime novels 🇳🇿🕵️💀 #2023Ngaios featuring 57 books, a thread.

'Celebrating Kiwi crime with the 2023 Ngaios' - after a wee hiatus, it seemed only right to chat a wee bit about the #2023Ngaios finalists in my latest 'Murder is Everywhere' column, given the awards will be presented later this month: murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com/2023/11/celebr… #yeahnoir WORD Christchurch

Huge congrats to all the authors who've made the #2023Ngaios Best Novel longlist! 14 fantastic titles to add to your TBR 📚🕵️‍♂️ #yeahnoir

While we were sleeping, as they say.
Congrats to the #2023Ngaios winners! Superb reads.
#yeahnoir

Congratulations to all of the finalists in the Ngaio Marsh Awards #2023Ngaios

Can't wait for our #2023Ngaios winner's next novel? Dive into this brand new anthology which opens with a fantastic short story by Charity Norman, followed by 21 other terrific #yeahnoir & Aussie writers
🥝bit.ly/3UjYbAk Unity Books Wellington
🦘bit.ly/4aYOn4r

Fabulous 🧵 from Ngaio Marsh Awards celebrating #yeahnoir ahead of next week’s #2023Ngaios longlist reveal🍿

Congrats to all on the #2023Ngaios longlist! Special shout out to longlisted Wellington region writers Jennifer Lane and Renée. Ka rawe! 🎉 #yeahnoir