The finalists for the  2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards, the New Zealand crime fiction awards, were announced August 9.

The finalists for the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards are: 

BEST NOVEL

• Whatever it Takes by Paul Cleave (Upstart Press)
• Girl from the Tree House by Gudrun Frerichs
• Au? by Becky Manawatu (M?karo Press)
• The Nancys by RWR McDonald (Allen & Unwin)
• In the Clearing by JP Pomare (Hachette NZ)
• The Wild Card by Renée (The Cuba Press)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

• Tugga’s Mob by Stephen Johnson (Clan Destine Press)
• Au? by Becky Manawatu (M?karo Press)
• The Nancys by RWR McDonald (Allen & Unwin)
• Into the Void by Christina O’Reilly

The winners will be announced at the WORD Christchurch Spring Festival, being held from 29 October to 1 November.

[Thanks to Cora Buhlert for the story.]