The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with Auckland Libraries, invites booklovers to a thrilling event featuring five talented Auckland storytellers.

As crime and thriller writing - fiction and non-fiction - has evolved from puzzle-like mysteries to books delving deeply into psychology, people and places, it has continued to be one of the world’s most popular forms of storytelling. What draws us to darker tales?

Featuring authors Michael Bennett, Gina Butson, Julie Ryan, Fiona Sussman, and Kirsten McKenzie

WHEN: Thursday 7 May 2026
WHERE: St Heliers Library, 32 St Heliers Bay Road
WHEN: 6pm for light refreshments, 6.30pm panel discussion

Free entry.
RSVP: StHeliersLibrary@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or (09) 377 0209