Tag: New Zealand
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A positively purple quirky Kiwi cosy mystery
Milverton is in the running for the Terrific Town Award so a dramatic death at the opening ceremony is far from ideal. A few Poison at Penshaw Hall reader review snippets:
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All aboard for the next Milverton Mystery
Toot toot! It’s almost time for the next Milverton Mystery… Killer on the Kelvin Explorer features a powerful steam engine pulling lovingly restored heritage carriages, dramatic landscapes, endless cups of tea, and an unexpected death en route which threatens to derail not only the day’s excursion but any of Milverton’s future marketing efforts:
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A cosy mystery set in New Zealand’s great outdoors
Take a walk outsideBreathe in the fresh forest airGood for you, they said… Death in Douglas Glade is a light, fun, and cosy mystery set in New Zealand’s great – or is it grave? – outdoors. Check it out for yourself:
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Scottish mystery author Angela C. Nurse on The Milverton Mysteries
‘Cosy mystery for a modern audience.’ – Angela C. Nurse (author of The Rowan McFarlane Detective Mysteries) on The Milverton Mysteries With me in New Zealand and Angela C. Nurse in Scotland, we may live just about as far away from each other as it’s possible to get, but we can still connect when it…
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Author of The Widows’ Detective Club on The Milverton Mysteries
‘Such a lovely series and it has all my favourite things – coffee, cats and mayhem.’ – Amanda Ashby (author of The Widows’ Detective Club) on The Milverton Mysteries Coffee, cats and mayhem? I’m a big fan too – just like Amanda Ashby – which is why I knew I had to put them in…
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The city council has been talking about my books
A local friend alerted me to Palmerston North City Council posting about me and my books online. All good things, thankfully! You can read what they shared to Facebook last week (24 May 2026) or scroll down to read the post in full included below. Facebook post Read the post in full A murder mystery…
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The NZ Listener on The Milverton Mysteries
It was such a treat seeing Fright on Stage Right reviewed in the New Zealand Listener magazine late last year! The Milverton Mysteries is introduced as a “charming cosy series” which I think is just wonderful: Are you keen to read the full review? You can do that right here. Or, do you want to…
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Bookshop Detective Louise Ward on The Milverton Mysteries
Blurb quotes don’t get any better than this wonderful example from Louise Ward, co-author of The Bookshop Detectives: ‘The Milverton Mysteries are a breath of sweet, fresh air: funny, cosy, full of atmosphere and heart. You’ll fall in love with Addison.’ Louise Ward (co-author of The Bookshop Detectives) on The Milverton Mysteries If you enjoyed The Milverton Mysteries and…
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Kiwi Cosy Mysteries
I’ve gathered together a few of my wonderful local cosy mystery author friends. But why? To shout about each others’ books! To help our readers discover more delightful tales from our home here in Aotearoa New Zealand! Also, why not! All books featured are written by authors based in NZ – and most are set…