From Australia, where this year’s nominees for the Ned Kelly Awards were recently named, we move across the Tasman Sea (aka “the Ditch”) to New Zealand. There, organizers of the Ngaio Marsh Awards have announced their 2024 finalists in three categories.
Best Novel:
• Dice, by Claire Baylis (Allen & Unwin)
• The Caretaker, by Gabriel Bergmoser (HarperCollins)
• Ritual of Fire, by D.V. Bishop (Macmillan)
• Pet, by Catherine Chidgey (Te Herenga Waka University Press)
• Devil’s Breath, by Jill Johnson (Black & White)
• Going Zero, by Anthony McCarten (Macmillan)
• Expectant. by Vanda Symon (Orenda)
Best First Novel:
• Dice, by Claire Baylis (Allen & Unwin)
• El Flamingo, by Nick Davies (YBK)
• Devil’s Breath, by Jill Johnson (Black & White)
• A Better Class of Criminal. by Cristian Kelly (Cristian Kelly)
• Mama Suzuki: Private Eye, by Simon Rowe (Penguin)
Best Kids/YA:
• Caged, by Susan Brocker (Scholastic)
• Katipo Joe: Wolf’s Lair, by Brian Falkner (Scholastic)
• Miracle, by Jennifer Lane (Cloud Ink Press)
• Nikolai’s Quest, by Diane Robinson (Rose & Fern)
• Nor’east Swell, by Aaron Topp (One Tree House)
The Ngaio Marsh Awards (originally just a single commendation, given for Best Novel) were launched in 2010 by Craig Sisterson. They honor Dame Ngaio Marsh, the creator of “gentleman detective” Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Previous recipients are named here.
This year’s prize winners are to be made known during a special event at the WORD Christchurch Festival on Wednesday, August 28.
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