August 2026

Haere mai, welcome to the latest True Crime / Mystery newsletter.

New For You - Mystery & Thriller - August 2026

Fiction that keeps you guessing - you'll find danger, killers, and unexpected twists in our picks of the newest mystery and thriller titles.

New For You - Mystery/Thriller

Staff List

New For You - True Crime - August 2026

What's new? Our selectors have hand-picked the top new additions to the collection on espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.

New For You - True Crime

WORD Christchurch Festival is coming soon!

The WORD Christchurch 2026 Festival programme is out. Find headline events, in-conversations, workshops and free events across six days in Ōtautahi. 1 to 6 September.

Event

A Life in Forensics: Thomas Coyle & Ruben Miller: WORD Chch

Sep 5th | 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Tūranga

Two of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most accomplished forensic investigators come together for a fascinating glimpse into working on crime scenes.

Event

Into The Valley: Crime & Punishment: Asher Emanuel: WORD

Sep 6th | 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Tūranga

Civil legal aid lawyer Asher Emanuel’s The Valley has made waves as an extraordinary once-in-a-generation work of investigative journalism.

More about WORD

Mystery reading - recommended by librarians

We've updated our Mystery reading guide. Take a look at what's new and trending, NZ books, essential reading, hidden gems, and more.

Staff List

Mystery & Thriller - New & Trending

Unputdownable mystery titles released within the past year and thrilling reads that are all the rage on social media and bestseller charts.

Staff List

New Zealand Mystery & Thriller

Dig into these crime and mystery novels from authors all around the motu, featuring characters and settings from both Aotearoa and overseas.

More Mysteries

Blog Post

Why horror? Why not?: A horror fan explains

Resident horror-fan, Mike, digs into the appeal of monstrous literature, scary stories, and terrifying tales.

New Horror fiction

"Hunger and Thirst" by Fuller, Claire, 1967-

More Horror

New titles

Mysteries

"We Chase Shadows" by Osman, Richard, 1970-

"You'll Be Sorry" by Gardner, Lisa, 1956-

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Thrillers

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True crime

"Murder and the Media" by Weiner, Allison Hope

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