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 - June 2026
Fiction that keeps you guessing - danger, killers, and unexpected twists - a selection 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 - June 2026
Fiction that keeps you guessing - danger, killers, and unexpected twists - a selection 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 - True Crime - June 2026
The top new additions to the Christchurch City Libraries collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
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 - June 2026
The top new additions to the Christchurch City Libraries collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
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.
Treachery at Tūranga: Ngaio Marsh Mystery in the Library
Canterbury crime buffs were treated to a panel of New Zealand crime and mystery writers ahead of the Ngaio Marsh Awards.
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.
Midwinter Murders - Papanui YA display
Cold blooded murders to get you through the cold days of winter.
Treachery at Tūranga: Ngaio Marsh Mystery in the Library
Canterbury crime buffs were treated to a panel of New Zealand crime and mystery writers ahead of the Ngaio Marsh Awards.
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.
Midwinter Murders - Papanui YA display
Cold blooded murders to get you through the cold days of winter.
New For You - True Crime - June 2026
The top new additions to the Christchurch City Libraries collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
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.
New For You - True Crime - June 2026
The top new additions to the Christchurch City Libraries collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.
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.