Crime & Mystery
Take a walk on the dark side with crimes both real and fictional.
True Crime
True crime reading guide
Truth can be stranger than fiction and just as gripping - read tales of murder, investigations, trials, and the wrongfully imprisoned.
Mystery
Mystery fiction reading guide
From historical whodunnits and cosy crime to psychological thrillers and Scandi noir - our guide will help you find your next mystery read.
New For You - Mystery & Thriller - May 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 - April 2026
Fiction that keeps you guessing - danger, killers, and unexpected twists in this selection of the newest mystery and thriller titles.
New For You - Mystery & Thriller - March 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 - May 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 - April 2026
Fiction that keeps you guessing - danger, killers, and unexpected twists in this selection of the newest mystery and thriller titles.
New For You - Mystery & Thriller - March 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 to BWB Critical Issues Collection
'These guys aren't falling through cracks, it's absolute chasms.’ Read Asher Emanuel's The Valley now in BWB Critical Issues Collection.
New For You - True Crime April 2026
The top new additions to the Christchurch City Libraries collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
New For You - True Crime - February 2026
What's new? Our selectors have hand-picked the top new additions to the collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
Donna's Best True Crime of 2025
True crime stories, as well as books that exploring criminal and risky behaviour. Faves: Murderland, Story of a Murder, and The Peepshow.
New to BWB Critical Issues Collection
'These guys aren't falling through cracks, it's absolute chasms.’ Read Asher Emanuel's The Valley now in BWB Critical Issues Collection.
New For You - True Crime April 2026
The top new additions to the Christchurch City Libraries collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
New For You - True Crime - February 2026
What's new? Our selectors have hand-picked the top new additions to the collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
Donna's Best True Crime of 2025
True crime stories, as well as books that exploring criminal and risky behaviour. Faves: Murderland, Story of a Murder, and The Peepshow.
New this week
Every week we publish just ordered, new fiction, and new non-fiction lists. Find out the newest titles added to the library collection.
Too close to home? Read NZ crime stories in BorrowBox
Read New Zealand crime and thriller fiction set in our back yard in BorrowBox's eBook collection.
Ngaio Marsh Mystery in the Library: Treachery at Tūranga
On Sunday 31 May at 2pm in Tautoru/TSB Space on Hapori, Level 1, we are excited to host our first ever Mystery in the Library panel.
New this week
Every week we publish just ordered, new fiction, and new non-fiction lists. Find out the newest titles added to the library collection.
Too close to home? Read NZ crime stories in BorrowBox
Read New Zealand crime and thriller fiction set in our back yard in BorrowBox's eBook collection.
Ngaio Marsh Mystery in the Library: Treachery at Tūranga
On Sunday 31 May at 2pm in Tautoru/TSB Space on Hapori, Level 1, we are excited to host our first ever Mystery in the Library panel.
New For You - True Crime April 2026
The top new additions to the Christchurch City Libraries collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
New For You - True Crime - February 2026
What's new? Our selectors have hand-picked the top new additions to the collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
Donna's Best True Crime of 2025
True crime stories, as well as books that exploring criminal and risky behaviour. Faves: Murderland, Story of a Murder, and The Peepshow.
New For You - True Crime April 2026
The top new additions to the Christchurch City Libraries collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
New For You - True Crime - February 2026
What's new? Our selectors have hand-picked the top new additions to the collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
Donna's Best True Crime of 2025
True crime stories, as well as books that exploring criminal and risky behaviour. Faves: Murderland, Story of a Murder, and The Peepshow.