Ngaio Marsh was a kiwi crime novelist who became one of the famous four ‘Queens of Crime’ in the mid 20th Century. Always a bit of an outsider, Marsh’s sexuality has often been the subject of conjecture. In this interview with Andrew Whiteside, author Joanne Drayton discusses the life of the crime novelist.
As part of the Samesame Aotearoa Writer’s Festival Joanne Drayton will be discussing her critically acclaimed Ngaio Marsh: Her Life in Crime (2008), which was a Christmas pick of the Independent newspaper when it was released in the UK in 2009. The session ‘Honoured Writer: Ngaio Marsh
Crime Queen: Secrets and Red Herrings‘ is at the Ellen Melville Centre on Saturday 13 February 2021, 3.30pm – 4.30pm.
