This newsletter starts out with a list of upcoming releases that have wandered past - some out now / some upcoming:
RELEASE DATE: 19/6/2025 I've added this one to this update because, to my chagrin, I missed it completely at the time it was released.
RELEASE DATE: 8/7/2025 Sort of cosy, comic, romp stuff from the author of the Vinyl Detective series.
RELEASE DATE: 15/7/2025 Third in the Hana Westerman series from New Zealand - great series, steeped in Māori culture, this one takes a dramatic turn so it would be better to read the earlier books (which is now trial).
RELEASE DATE: 22/7/2025 Fifth in the excellent, historical, Reggie da Costa series set in Melbourne.
RELEASE DATE: 29/7/2025 This looks particularly interesting and is edging its way up the piles here.
RELEASE DATE: 29/7/2025 This is an excellent example of a bloke trying to turn his life around, despite those that might want to drag him back.
RELEASE DATE: 29/7/2025 A crossover somewhere between Crime and Science Fiction, or is it Dystopian?
RELEASE DATE: 29/7/2025 A debut novel, set in a small town beachside community with lots to hide.
RELEASE DATE: 31/7/2025 Loved all this author's previous books, his choice of settings and scenarios is always very different.
RELEASE DATE: 26/8/2025 Very different second novel from this author.
RELEASE DATE: 2/9/2025 Something very different, not exactly crime fiction though.
RELEASE DATE: 30/9/2025 Fascinating take on anonymous attacks / identity theft and takeover.
RELEASE DATE: 30/9/2025 The latest Hirsch novel. Of course it's going to the top of the pile.
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2025 Lovely to see this due for release, with a wonderful uplifting blurb.
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2025 Another coastal town setting, from a master of the laid back kick in the teeth.
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2025 - back in 2017 the Ngaio Marsh Awards delivered a book called THE SOUND OF HER VOICE by Nathan Blackwell which had an astounding voice. We knew the author's name was a pseudonym because he was a serving covert police officer), and this is the novel that is outing his true identity, and I can't tell you how excited I was to receive this one.
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2025 The experience post crime, of victim's, and connected people, is a particular area of interest for this author.
In another major achievement I've been to the library only twice in the last couple of weeks, so I'm down to just 3 physical books on the stacks from there, and a bunch of ebooks on hold (nobody's perfect). The current reading pile is made up of a mix of some NZ new releases, then the obvious ones from the list above, then I really do want to clear the decks for a couple of #ScandiNoir books just to remind myself of the world outside the locals.
In the best achievement of all though I've finally started catching up on some desperately overdue reviews. Probably easiest if you take a look at the full list but there's been quite a few NZ books on that list including Carved in Blood, The Secret of the Angel Who Died at Midnight, Dark Sky, and Glass Barbie. On the AusCrime list Stillwater, Liar's Game, The Sunbaker and Broke Road are worth checking out.
As always I've probably missed something, so feel free to nudge me if there is anything needs mentioning in the next instalment.
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