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• DI Nyree Bradshaw is Back in Catherine Lea’s Better Left Dead

  New Zealand crime fiction is really scratching an itch of mine at the moment, and Catherine Lea’s Better Left Dead does a fantastic job at it. With heavy subject matters, complex characters, challenging conflicts and an action-packed plot that will hook you in for the ride, it is such an easy read to get through…

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  June 16, 2025

  Crime Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• Kiwi Crime Fiction in Catherine Lea’s The Water’s Dead

  Another day, another New Zealand crime fiction novel to delve into. The Water’s Dead by Catherine Lea has been on my radar for a while now and I have been yearning for a crime fiction fix for a couple weeks now – not to say all the romance I’ve been reading is making me violent,…

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  March 5, 2025

  Crime Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• My February 2025 Reading Summary

  Overall mood: calm. I have done a lot this last month, from PhD work to fun reading, meetings and museum showcases, book reviews and project plans. It has been busy yet calm, almost comfortingly so. There’s just something about doing things that makes me feel relaxed and proactive. My reading has taken me through all…

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  February 28, 2025

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