Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The biennial Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Non Fiction was first awarded in 2017.
See the other Ngaio Marsh Awards:
- Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel
- Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel
- Ngaio Marsh Award for Younger Readers
2023
- Missing persons Steve Braunias Winner
- A New Dawn Emeli Sione
- The Devil you know: Stories of human cruelty and compassion Dr Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne
- Downfall: The destruction of Charles Mackay Paul Diamond
- The Fix: The story of one of New Zealand's biggest swindles Scott Bainbridge
2021
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Black Hands: Inside the Bain Family Murders Martin Van Beynen Winner
- Weed: A New Zealand Story James Borrowdale
- Rock College: An unofficial history of Mount Eden Prison Mark Derby
- From dog collar to dog collar Bruce Howat
- Gangland Jared Savage
2019
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The short life and mysterious death of Jane Furlong Kelly Dennett Winner
- The great New Zealand robbery Scott Bainbridge
- Behind bars Anna Leask
- The cause of death Cynric Temple-Camp
2017
- In Dark Places Michael Bennett (Paul Little Books) Winner
- Double-Edged Sword Simonne Butler with Andra Jenkin (Mary Egan)
- The Scene of the Crime Steve Braunias (HarperCollins)
- The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie David Hastings (AUP)
- Block buster! Fergus Hume and the mystery of a hansom cab Lucy Sussex (Text Publishing)
