Recs if you like A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1)...

TIME’s list of “the most gripping, twist-filled, satisfying, and influential mystery and thriller books” running all the way back to the 1800s

Let me share with you some of Aotearoa NZ’s most important and influential works.

You’ll find these books and authors covered in classrooms. They’re classics and represent a portion of Aotearoa's literary taonga (treasure).

Sick of characters making foolish choices just to push the plot along? Here's a list of smart and sensible protagonists who make intelligent decisions (though not always the right decision!) based on suggestions from the community!

These sinister, spine-tingling, sensational novels may be standalones or part of a deeper, darker series, but they are all phenomenal and well deserving of a shout-out. More will be added to this list as I come across them, and I am always open for book recs.