The murder of Honora Parker took place in Victoria Park, Christchurch.

Anne Perry, a British author of historical detective fiction, was convicted of murder in her teens.

A photo of Anne Perry as a successful author, long after her release from prison.

The location in Victoria Park, Christchurch, where the murder of Honora Parker took place.

Anne Perry, born as Juliet Marion Hulme, is a British writer known for her historical detective fiction. However, before gaining fame as an author, she was involved in a notorious murder case in New Zealand in 1954, when she and her friend, Pauline Parker, killed Pauline's mother, Honora Parker. The two teenage girls were convicted of the crime and Juliet was incarcerated until 1959. After her release, she moved to England and changed her name to Anne Perry.