Category Archives: #yeahnoir

The Quaker by Liam McIlvanney – 2018

Posted on August 12, 2018 by alysonebaker

‘The Quaker’ is the nickname given to a serial killer who has taken three female lives, ruined families, stymied the police, and terrorised a city.  The city in question is the “disintegrating city” of Glasgow in the late 1960s, and … Continue reading →

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All Our Secrets by Jennifer Lane – 2017

Posted on August 9, 2018 by alysonebaker

WELCOME TO THE NGAIO MARSH AWARDS BLOG TOUR 2018 All was going pretty OK in the small town of Coongahoola, NSW, but then Gracie’s Dad moved out, the Believers arrived, and one by one the River Children started disappearing. Coongahoola … Continue reading →

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Overkill by Vanda Symon – 2018 (originally published 2007)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by alysonebaker

I had read a few of Vanda Symon’s Sam Shephard novels, but not the first.  So, when Overkill was re-published this year for the European market I read it – and I am so glad I did – it is … Continue reading →

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This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman – 2018

Posted on July 25, 2018 by alysonebaker

Albert Black has been accused of murder, and the death penalty stands, “Will goodness and mercy prevail?” – alas no, not in 1950s New Zealand, not with the shadow of the Second World War affecting how politicians make decisions, and … Continue reading →

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The Second Grave by Ian Austin – 2018

Posted on July 16, 2018 by alysonebaker

Dan Calder is settled in New Zealand after his hectic time in The agency, the first in the Dan Calder trilogy.  He has settled down with Tara Danes (from The agency) and they have adopted a dog, Jet.  Dan is … Continue reading →

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A Risk Worth Taking by Brynn Kelly – 2018

Posted on July 11, 2018 by alysonebaker

A risk worth taking is the latest roller coaster read in Brynn Kelly’s Legionnaires series.  A year has passed since Edge of truth, and Samira Desta is in hiding after her whistle-blower fiancé, Latif, has been murdered.  Latif used to … Continue reading →

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Doctor Perry by Kirsten McKenzie – 2018

Posted on April 30, 2018 by alysonebaker

Yeuwww! Do not read this book if you are squeamish!  But do if you want a hoot of a creepy read – and one that will make you think more about paying attention to your kids and looking after the … Continue reading →

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Money in the Morgue by Ngaio Marsh and Stella Duffy – 2018

Posted on April 29, 2018 by alysonebaker

Dame Ngaio Marsh wrote the first few chapters, the title and the timeframe for this novel, which is set in New Zealand during the Second World War, and Stella Duffy has solved the crime and completed the novel for publication.  … Continue reading →

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Baby by Annaleese Jochems – 2017

Posted on April 15, 2018 by alysonebaker

Cynthia, 21 but looks younger, thinks her dreams have come true when she takes off with her dog, her beautiful yoga instructor and her Dad’s money.  She buys a boat called Baby to live on off shore from beautiful Paihia, … Continue reading →

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On a Bodgie Bike by David McGill – 2018

Posted on April 9, 2018 by alysonebaker

Dan Delaney is back, but he’s not the earnest young lad who longed to be a detective who we first met in 1935, nor the more mature Dan we next met in Wellington in the mid-1940s. It is now 1955, … Continue reading →

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