# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Murder in the Library
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 08:00 am (+12:00)
- **Event Description**: The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with Rotorua Library, invites booklovers to a thrilling evening of criminally good conversation with five talented North Island storytellers.

Crime writing has come a long way since Dame Ngaio Marsh set one of her popular Inspector Alleyn tales among the bubbling mud and hot pools of our country in 1943, shifting from puzzling entertainments to modern tales delving deeply into people, places, and psychology.

Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel winner Claire Baylis will chair fellow Rotorua author Zoë Rankin, Cambridge author and past Ngaios finalist Nikki Crutchley, and #1 NZ bestselling crime writing duo Gareth & Louise Ward, aka 'the Bookshop Detectives'.

WHEN: Wednesday 6 May 2026
WHERE: Rotorua Library, 1127 Haupapa Street, Rotorua
WHEN: 5.30pm doors open for a 6pm panel discussion

Book here
Entry by koha.
Refreshments provided

McLeods Booksellers will have books for sale at the event.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rotorua/murder-in-the-library/200029975033927
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Rotorua
- **state**: BP
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 1127 Haupapa Street, Rotorua, New Zealand 3010
- **lat**: -38.13567
- **long**: 176.25281
- **full address**: 1127 Haupapa Street, Rotorua, New Zealand 3010, New Zealand

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Murder in the Library
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Murder in the Library being held?
  - **A:** Murder in the Library takes place on Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 08:00 am to Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 08:00 am at 1127 Haupapa Street, Rotorua, New Zealand 3010, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Murder in the Library?
  - **A:** Murder in the Library is organized by Rotorua Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Murder in the Library is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Rotorua, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Murder in the Library sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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