Cleave, Paul (1974 - ) is an award-winning New Zealand crime writer from Christchurch. His ten internationally bestselling novels have been translated into over 18 languages. Cleave received numerous awards for his crime writing and has been shortlisted here and overseas, having won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel a record breaking three times for Blood Men (2011), Five Minutes Alone (2015), and Trust No One (2016). He regularly appears at international and national book festivals every year. Biography and image courtesy of Read NZ.