Pile by the Bed reviews Dying Days by Anthony Byrt an historical epsionage novel set in complex city of Trieste in the closing stages of World War 2.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Shadow of Madness by DV Bishop, the sixth book in his always enjoyable and tense historical crime series set in Renaissance Italy and featuring Cesare Aldo.

Pile by the Bed reviews Slash by Gavin Strawhan the second book in his dark regional New Zealand crime series featuring ex-policewoman Honey Chalmers.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Gambler by JP Pomare a twisty mystery featuring PI Vince Reid who also featured in his 2022 thriiler The Wrong Woman.

Pile by the Bed reviews Softly Calls the Devil by Chris Blake, an effective piece of New Zealand rural noir set in a small town on the southern tip of the South Island.

Pile by the Bed reviews Lucky Thing by Tom Baragwanath, the follow up to his award winning debut Paper Cage set ina small New Zealand town and featuring the unlikely investigator – police filing clerk Lorraine Henry.

Pile by the Bed reviews Carved in Blood by Michael Bennett, the third book in his New Zealand set crime series featuring Māori detective Hana Westerman.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Carnival of Lies by DV Bishop, the fifth book in his historical crime Casare Aldo series. Rather than a procedural, this volume is more of a thriller/heist novel.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey in a dark, alterrnate Britain of the 1970s and tackling a complex moral and ethical landscape.

Pile by the Bed reviews A Divine Fury, the fourth book in DV Bishop’s award winning historical crime series set in 16th Century Florence.

Pile by the Bed reviews Home Truths by Charity Norman, a crime novel that explores the power of influencers and conspiracy theories particularly during the Covid epidemic.

Pile by the Bed reviews 17 Years Later by JP Pomare, a New Zealand crime trhiller centred around a podcaster looking into the potentially unjust conviction of a Māori man

Pile by the Bed reviews Return to Blood by Michael Bennett, the second in his New Zealand crime series featuring Māori detective Hana Westerman.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Call by Gavin Strawhan, dark and atmospheric debut New Zealand crime fiction and winner of the Allen and Unwin crime fiction award

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Ritual of Fire, the third book in DV Bishop’s engaging historical crime series set in Renaissance Florence.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Birnam Wood by Booker Prize winning New Zealand author Eleanor Catton a deep, satiric and insightful exploration of power, idealism and environmentalism.

Pile by the Bed reviews Dark Deeds Down Under a collection of Australian and New Zealand crime fiction short stories edited by Craig Sisterson and featuring some big names on the genre along side newer voices.

Pile by the Bed reviews Better the Blood the debut fiction novel by screenwriter and true crime author Michael Bennett dealing directlt with the ongoing impacts of New Zealand’s violent colonial past.

Pile by the Bed reviews Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath, debut New Zealand crime fiction that deals with the legacy of colonialism through the eyes of a unique protagonist.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Wrong Woman by JP Pomare, a well placed, well plotted twisty stand-alone thriller.