by Maurice Gee · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140239423
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«Crime Story» is the crime novel by Maurice Gee, published by Penguin in paperback (272 pages, in English).
The plot weaves together politics and high finance, asking who the real perpetrators and victims of crime are, as well as the price of greed and personal isolation. The narrative pits a small-time thief against the wife of a wealthy owner, showing the consequences of their decisions.
Maurice Gee is an award-winning New Zealand author; the novel was originally published in 1994.
For readers of contemporary fiction seeking plots where crime intertwines with politics and money.
Maurice Gough Gee was a New Zealand novelist. He was one of New Zealand's most distinguished and prolific authors, having written over thirty novels for adults and children, and having won numerous awards both in New Zealand and overseas, including multiple top prizes at the New Zealand Book Awards, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the UK, the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, the Robert Burns Fellowship and a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement. In 2003, he was recognised as one of New Zealand's greatest living artists across all disciplines by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, which presented him with an Icon Award.
