Money in the Morgue

Set in wartime New Zealand, this engaging mystery unfolds at Mount Seager Hospital, where a stranded deliveryman finds himself amidst a group of quarantined soldiers, young employees, and a mysterious patient during a storm. As the hospital faces a series of alarming events, including a missing payroll and rising death tolls, the arrival of an English detective working in counterespionage raises questions about the true nature of the danger. The novel, begun by Ngaio Marsh and completed by Stella Duffy, has been praised by critics and was shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Award 2018.