Mysterious Manawatū 2025

I had a blast at last night’s ‘Mystery in the Library’ author panel event at the Palmerston North City Library with The Bookshop Detectives, Riley Chance and Tina Shaw.

Seated audience. Five panellists seated on stage. — *Mysterious Manawatū audience and panellists (L-R): G. B. Ralph, Riley Chance, Tina Shaw, Gareth Ward, Louise Ward.*
*Photo source: PNCL Facebook post*.

We had a great time discussing the importance of the New Zealand setting in all of our books, our ever-growing cast of characters, how we tackle research, the business of being an author, and so much more.

*Authors signing books and chatting with readers (L-R): Gareth Ward, Stevie (the dog), Louise Ward, Tina Shaw, Riley Chance, G. B. Ralph.*
*Photo source: PNCL Facebook post*.

We had a wonderful audience and it was so good to see so many friendly faces on such a wet and windy evening! For anyone who didn’t make it on the night, the recording is now available to listen back to, all the details here:

Mystery in the Palmerston North City Library 2025 (audio recording)

Five authors on stage — *Mysterious Manawatū panel (L-R): G. B. Ralph, Riley Chance, Tina Shaw, Gareth Ward, Louise Ward.*

Upcoming events

There are more ‘Mystery in the Library’ events across the country – with more wonderful authors! – to come in the lead up to the Ngaio Marsh Awards, so be sure to check out one near you.

Here’s a slightly out-of-date schedule, but click through to investigate what’s coming up: