Auckland Council Libraries: We Read Auckland 2022: Featured fiction authors

We Read Auckland 2022: Featured fiction authors

Enjoy reading titles by some of the fabulous Auckland authors appearing in upcoming We Read Auckland events from 15 - 28 August 2022.

Addressed to Greta

Fiona Sussman

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Walter has set Greta a posthumous challenge that leads her across the world, and so far out of her comfort zone, that she has no choice but to confront who she really is.

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Blood on vines

Madeleine Eskedahl

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In New Zealand’s Martinborough, an ex-wine maker is murdered. The precise planning and execution by the unknown assailant begins a series of vile attacks.

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Boxed

Stephen Johnson

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The fates of three women become strangely intertwined after a vengeful killer strikes. After a spate of Melbourne mob killings, three female employees of a news station find themselves in danger when they dig too deep.

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Crazy love

Rosetta Allan

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When Vicki met Billy they transformed each other’s lives. From poverty and desperation in urban Napier, they have grown a family and prospered. But as Billy’s behaviour grows ever more erratic, their idyllic life begins to fall apart.

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Entanglement

Bryan Walpert

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A panicked time traveller leaves his brother to die on a frozen lake in 1977. Over the next few decades, a series of seemingly unrelated tragedies raise impossible questions about love, desperation and physics.

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Everything changes

Stephanie Johnson

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Penned by one of New Zealand’s most distinguished writers, this heartbreaking yet hilarious novel chronicles the struggles faced by the owner of a rundown motel as they try to start a new life.

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Fake baby

Amy McDaid

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This darkly comic novel follows three individuals in crisis. Stephen’s mental health is at breaking point; Jaanvi is grieving the loss of her newborn; Lucas’ life is falling to pieces.

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The girl in the mirror

Rose Carlyle

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Twin sisters Iris and Summer look identical, but inside Iris lies a darkness that sets them apart. How far will she go to take what she wants?

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Na Viro

Gina Cole

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Set 200 years in the future, Na Viro follows Tia, a spacecraft pilot who is deathly afraid of deep space. But when her sister is sucked into a cosmic whirlpool, Tia must face her greatest fear.

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The library of unfinished business

Patricia (Author) Bell

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Maurice, a meek and ineffectual librarian, dies in a fiery car crash and finds himself in the afterlife. When he uncovers a terrifying heavenly plot, he must find the courage to fight.

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Red herring

Jonothan Cullinane

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Set in the infamous and bloody waterfront dispute of 1951, this is the story of Caitlin, a feisty young reporter, and Johnny, a secretive detective. Together they set out to uncover and epic conspiracy that goes all the way to the top.

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Double helix

Eileen (Haematologist) Merriman

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Emily knows Jake would never leave her willingly. But if he has inherited Huntington’s disease from his mother, then there may be nothing she can do to keep him.

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The sound of her voice

Nathan Blackwell

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Detective Buchanan has been in his job too long — the world is a horrifying place. When he begins to investigate the sickening murder of a 14-year-old girl, he is forced into places so dark that he might not make it back.

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38 female authors from across the Pacific contribute to this stunning anthology of stories. Each story offers something different, from defiant takes on colonial culture to commentaries on interactions between different cultures.

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The water's dead

Catherine Lea

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Set in the Far North, this thrilling detective novel follows a brilliant detective named Nyree investigating the chilling murder of a Māori woman. With no one willing to talk, Nyree races against time to find the killer before they strike again.

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