Interview: NZ crime writer Paul Thomas

The godfather of contemporary NZ crime writing has brought back offbeat local hero Detective Sergeant Tito Ihaka.

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25th February, 2012

Knight errant, ronin, wandering cowboy, hardboiled private eye – the maverick cop of modern-day crime fiction is the latest in a long lineage of loner archetypes: mysterious and conflicted heroes who for centuries have fascinated those who’ve sat themselves down to read a book, watch a performance or listen to a storyteller; to absorb tales of daring, adventure and justice brought to those in need. “[It’s] the Shane figure that rides into town and gets embroiled in a situation that may not be any of his business, but he can see it’s a bad situation for people who maybe ...

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