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Arthur Ellis Awards

Crime Writers of Canada present the Arthur Ellis Awards (named after the nom de travail of Canada’s official hangman) to recognize excellence in Canadian crime writing. Awards are presented in six categories for works in the crime genre published for the first time in the previous year by authors living in Canada, regardless of their nationality, or by Canadian writers living outside of Canada. (We list only the English fiction awards.)

2012 Nominees

Best Crime Novel
°	I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
°	I’ll See You in My Dreams by William Deverell
°	A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny [review]
°	Before the Poison by Peter Robinson
°	The Guilty Plea by Robert Rotenberg

Best First Crime Novel
°	Watching Jeopardy by Norm Foster
°	The Water Rat of Wanchai by Ian Hamilton
°	The Man Who Killed by Fraser Nixon
°	The Survivor by Sean Slater
°	Tight Corner by Roger White

Best Crime Short Story
°	“What Kelly Did” by Catherine Astolfo North Word Magazine
°	“The Perfect Mark” by Melodie Campbell Flash Fiction Magazine
°	“The Girl with the Golden Hair” by Scott Mackay Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“Beer Money” by Shane Nelson Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“A New Pair of Pants” by Jas. R. Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

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2011

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Lou Allin and Nancy Grant

Best Crime Novel
*	Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny [review]
°	Slow Recoil by C.B Forrest
°	In Plain Sight by Mike Knowles
°	The Extinction Club by Jeffrey Moore
°	A Criminal To Remember by Michael Van Rooy

Best First Crime Novel
*	The Debba by Avner Mandelman
°	The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson [review]
°	The Penalty Killing by Michael McKinley
°	The Parabolist by Nicholas Ruddock
°	Still Missing by Chevy Stevens

Best Crime Short Story
*	“So Much in Common” by Mary Jane Maffini Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“The Bust” by William Deverell Whodunnit: Sun Media’s Canadian Crime Fiction Showcase
°	“The Big Touch” by Jordan McPeek Thuglit.com
°	“In it Up to My Neck” by Jas R. Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
°	“The Piper’s Door” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

2010

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Peter Robinson

Best Crime Novel
*	High Chicago by Howard Shrier
°	Aloha, Candy Hearts by Anthony Bidulka
°	Arctic Blue Death by R.J. Harlick
°	The Finger’s Twist by Lee Lamothe
°	Death Spiral by James W. Nichol

Best Crime First Novel
*	The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley [review]
°	The Cold Light of Mourning by Elizabeth Duncan [review]
°	The Weight of Stones by C.B. Forrest
°	A Magpie’s Smile by Eugene Meese
°	Darkness at the Stroke of Noon by Dennis Richard Murphy

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Prisoner in Paradise” by Dennis Richard Murphy Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“Backup” by Rick Mofina Ottawa Magazine
°	“Nothing is Easy” by James Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
°	“Time Will Tell” by Twist Phelan MWA Presents the Prosecution Rests
°	“Clowntown Pajamas” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

2009

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Gail Bowen

Best Crime Novel
*	Too Close to Home by Linwood Barclay
°	The K Hand Shape by Maureen Jennings
°	Transgression by James W. Nichol
°	The Murder Stone (A Rule Against Murder) by Louise Penny [review]
°	The Tsunami File by Michael E. Rose

Best Crime First Novel
*	Buffalo Jump by Howard Shrier [review]
°	Iced Under by Nadine Doolittle
°	Talking to Wendigo by John C. Goodman
°	Headline: Murder by April Lindgren
°	Margarita Nights by Phyllis Smallman

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Filmsong” by Pasha Malla Toronto Noir
°	“Clay Pillows” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June 2008
°	“Walking the Dog” by Peter Robinson Toronto Noir
°	“An Ill Wind” by Amelia Symington Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2008
°	“Thinking Inside the Box” by Kris Wood Going Out with a Bang

2008

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Edward D. Hoch

Best Crime Novel
*	Trumpets Sound No More by Jon Redfern
°	No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay
°	Snow Candy by Terry Carroll
°	A Journeyman to Grief by Maureen Jennings
°	The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

Best Crime First Novel
*	García’s Heart by Liam Durcan
°	The Line Painter by Claire Cameron
°	Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover
°	Blood of Dreams by Susan Parisi
°	The Silk Train Murder by Sharon Rowse
°	Sucker Punch by Marc Strange

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Turners” by Leslie Watts The Kingston Whig-Standard, July 7, 2007

2007

Best Crime Novel
*	Honour Among Men by Barbara Fradkin
°	Lone Wolf by Linwood Barclay
°	Every Secret Thing by Emma Cole
°	Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs
°	Piece of My Heart by Peter Robinson

Best Crime First Novel
*	Sign of the Cross by Anne Emery
°	The Elvis Interviews by Glen Bonham
°	Reparations by Stephen Kimber
°	Dead Money by Grant McCrea
°	Deadly Lessons by David Russell

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Fuzzy Wuzzy” by Dennis Richard Murphy Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, August 2006
°	“Lady in Violet Satin” by Vicki Cameron Storyteller, Fall 2006
°	“The Curious Case of the Book Baron” by Karl El-Koura Storyteller, Spring 2006
°	“Voices from the Deep” by Barbara Fradkin Dead in the Water
°	“Canadian Diamonds” by Jennifer Geens Storyteller, Summer 2006

2006

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Mary Jane Maffini

Best Crime Novel
*	April Fool by William Deverell
°	Cemetery of the Nameless by Rick Blechta
°	Black Fly Season by Giles Blunt
°	Cold Dark Matter by Alex Brett
°	Strange Affair by Peter Robinson

Best Crime First Novel
*	Still Life by Louise Penny
°	The Joining of Dingo Radish by Rob Harasymchuk
°	All Shook Up by Mike Harrison
°	Blue Mercy by Illona Haus
°	Sugarmilk Falls by Ilona van Mil

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Lightning Rider” by Rick Mofina Murder in Las Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling & Desperation
°	“Plenty of Time” by Melanie Fogel When Boomers Go Bad
°	“The Red Pagoda” by Day’s Lee When Boomers Go Bad
°	“The Headless Horseman and the Horseless Carriage” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2005
°	“The Knitting Circle” by Coleen Steele Storyteller, Winter 2005

2005

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Max Haines

Best Crime Novel
*	Fifth Son by Barbara Fradkin
°	The Last Good Day by Gail Bowen
°	The Magyar Venus by Lyn Hamilton
°	Playing with Fire by Peter Robinson
°	Sweep Lotus by Mark Zuehlke

Best Crime First Novel
*	Dark Places by Jon Evans
°	Death in the Age of Steam by Mel Bradshaw
°	Raw Deal by Rick Gadziola
°	Mad Money by Linda L. Richards [review]
°	The Border Guards by Mark Sinnett

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Crocodile Tears” by Leslie Watts Revenge: A Noir Anthology
°	“The Robbie Burns Revival” by Cecilia Kennedy Robbie Burns Revival
°	“Sounds of Silence” by Dennis Richard Murphy Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2004
°	“Death of a Dry-Stone Wall” by Dennis Richard Murphy Storyteller, Summer 2004
°	“Sunnyside” by Coleen Steele Storyteller, Summer 2004

2004

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Cheryl Freedman

Best Crime Novel
*	The Delicate Storm by Giles Blunt
°	Lament for a Lounge Lizard by Mary Jane Maffini
°	The Glenwood Treasure by Kim Moritsugu
°	The Hua Shuan Hospital Murders by David Rotenberg
°	The Summer that Never Was (Close to Home) by Peter Robinson

Best Crime First Novel
*	Just Murder by Jan Rehner
°	Amuse Bouche by Anthony Bidulka
°	Confession in Moscow by Michael Johansen
°	The Mazovia Legacy by Michael E. Rose
°	The Sleeping Boy by Barbara J. Stewart

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Dead Wood” by Gregory Ward Hardboiled Love
°	“A Christmas Bauble” by Therese Greenwood Kingston Whig-Standard, December 14, 2003
°	“Dead in the Water” by Dennis Murphy Storyteller, Summer 2003
°	“When Laura Smiles” by Liz Palmer Bone Dance
°	“The Gimmick” by Vern Smith Hardboiled Love

2003

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Margaret Cannon

Best Crime Novel
*	Blood of Others by Rick Mofina
°	Blackflies Are Murder by Lou Allin
°	Once Upon a Time by Barbara Fradkin
°	Hot Pursuit by Nora Kelly
°	Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs

Best Crime First Novel
*	Midnight Cab by James W. Nichol
°	The Unlikely Victims by Alvin Abram
°	Undertow by Thomas Rendell Curran
°	Work of Idle Hands by Jonathon Platz
°	Come Clean by Kevin J. Porter

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Bottom Walker” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May 2002
°	“Timber Town Justice” by Barbara Fradkin Storyteller, Summer 2002
°	“The Last Name” by Cecilia Kennedy Storyteller, Summer 2002
°	“The Christmas Tree Farm” by Scott Mackay Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January 2002
°	“Maisie’s Safe House” by Wes Smiderle Storyteller, Winter 2002
°	“Taking Care of Howard” by Linda Wiken Over My Dead Body, Special Edition 2002

2002

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	James Dubro, Caro Soles

Best Crime Novel
*	In the Midnight Hour by Michelle Spring
°	The Laughing Falcon by William Deverell
°	Ice Lake by John Farrow
°	Cold Fear by Rick Mofina
°	Aftermath by Peter Robinson

Best Crime First Novel
*	The Boy Must Die by Jon Redfern
°	The Thief Taker by T.F. Banks
°	The Devil in Me by J.D. Carpenter
°	Missing: Presumed Dead by James Hawkins
°	Every Wickedness by Cathy Vasas-Brown

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Sign of the Times” by Mary Jane Maffini Fit to Die
°	“Coup de Grace” by Barbara Fradkin Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction
°	“Double Trouble” by Barbara Fradkin Fit to Die
°	“Blind Alley” by Mary Jane Maffini Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 2001
°	“Avenging Miriam” by Peter Sellers Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2001

2001

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	L.R. Wright

Best Crime Novel
*	Cold Is the Grave by Peter Robinson
°	Forty Words for Sorrow by Giles Blunt
°	One-Eyed Jacks by Brad Smith
°	The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn by Eric Wright
°	Kidnap by L.R. Wright

Best Crime First Novel
*	Hands Like Clouds by Mark Zuehlke
°	Dying by Degrees by Eileen Coughlan
°	If Angels Fall by Rick Mofina
°	To Die in Spring by Sylvia Maultash Warsh
°	Diamond Dogs by Alan Watt

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Murder in Utopia” by Peter Robinson Crime Through Time III
°	“The Weeping Time” by Maureen Jennings Crime Through Time III
°	“The Collusionists” by Scott Mackay Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2000
°	“Murder on the Polar Bear Express” by Peter Sellers Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January 2001
°	“Catabolism” by Edo van Belkom Felonious Felines

2000

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Eddie Barber, Rick Blechta, John North, David Skene-Melvin

Best Crime Novel
*	The Feast of Stephen by Rosemary Aubert
°	The Dead of Winter by Lisa Appignanesi
°	Slander by William Deverell
°	City of Ice by John Farrow
°	In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson

Best Crime First Novel
*	Lost Girls by Andrew Pyper
°	Crimes of War by Peter Hogg
°	Pluto Rising by Karen Irving
°	Speak Ill of the Dead by Mary Jane Maffini
°	Guilty Addictions by Garrett Wilson

Best Crime Short Story
*	“One More Kill” by Matt Hughes Blue Murder Mag, December 1999
°	“Fair Lady” by Therese Greenwood Menopause is Murder
°	“Kicking the Habit” by Mary Jane Maffinii Menopause is Murder
°	“Jerrold’s Meat” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, April 1999
°	“Murdoch’s Wife” by Peter Sellers Whistling Past the Graveyard & Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May 1993

1999

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Ted Wood

Best Crime Novel
*	Old Wounds by Nora Kelly
°	Verdict in Blood by Gail Bowen
°	Cold Comfort by Scott Mackay
°	Remedy for Treason by Caroline Roe
°	Next Week Will Be Better by Jean Ruryk
°	Standing in the Shadows by Michelle Spring

Best Crime First Novel
*	Sudden Blow by Liz Brady
°	Lethal Practice by Peter Clement
°	Hoot to Kill by Karen Dudley
°	Down in the Dumps by H. Mel Malton
°	The Electrical Field by Kerri Sakamoto

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Last Inning” by Scott Mackay Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, February 1998
°	“Do You Take This Man?” by Barry Baldwin Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 1998
°	“The Hunter of the Guileless” by J.S. Lyster Storyteller, Fall 1998
°	“Strangers on a Sleigh” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January 1998
°	“Getting Ahead” by Wayne Yetman Storyteller, Spring 1998

1998

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Howard Engel, Eric Wright

Best Crime Novel
*	Trial of Passion by William Deverell
°	Free Reign by Rosemary Aubert [review]
°	Death at Sandringham House by C.C. Benison
°	Ghirlandaio’s Daughter by John Spencer Hill
°	Dead Right (Blood at the Root) by Peter Robinson
°	Illegal Alien by Robert J. Sawyer

Best Crime First Novel
*	Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
°	Shanghai Alley by Jim Christy
°	The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
°	Except the Dying by Maureen Jennings
°	Blood Libel by Allan Levine
°	Undercut by John Worsley Simpson

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Widow’s Weeds” by Sue Pike Cottage Country Killers
°	“Rigged to Blow” by John Ballem Secret Tales of the Arctic Trails
°	“The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage” by Peter Robinson Malice Domestic 6
°	“The Hand You’re Dealt” by Robert J. Sawyer Free Space/Fictionwise
°	“The Rug” by Edo van Belkom Robert Bloch’s Psychos

1997

Best Crime Novel
*	Innocent Graves by Peter Robinson
°	Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
°	Light from Dead Stars by Martin S. Cohen
°	Nice Girls Finish Last by Sparkle Hayter
°	Fatal Flaw by Frank Smith

Best Crime First Novel
*	Death at Buckingham Palace by C.C. Benison
°	Plane Death by Anne M. Dooley
°	Throwaway Angels by Nancy Richler
°	Gas Head Willy by Richard J. Thomas

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Dead Run” by Richard K. Bercuson Storyteller, Winter 1996-1997
°	“Too Broke for Bullets” by Jane Dias Storyteller
°	“Dogs in Winter” by Eden Robinson Trapline: Stories
°	“Murder in the Abbey” by Brad Spurgeon Murderous Intent, Spring 1996
°	“The Piano Player Has No Fingers” by Edo van Belkom The Piano Player Has No Fingers

1996

Best Crime Novel
*	Mother Love by L.R. Wright
°	Street Legal: The Betrayal by William Deverell
°	Striking Out by Alison Gordon
°	Heartbreaker by Laurence Gough
°	No Cure for Love by Peter Robinson

Best Crime First Novel (tie)
*	Last Castrato by John Spencer Hill
*	Moonlit Days and Nights by D.H. Toole
°	Deadly by Nature by Meredith Andrew
°	No Blood Relative by Terry Carroll
°	Debut for a Spy by Harry Currie

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Cotton Armour” by Mary Jane Maffini Ladies Killing Circle
°	“This Town Ain’t Big Enough” by Tanya Huff Vampire Detectives
°	“The Rasputin Faberge” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, October 1995
°	“Breakout from Mistletoe Five” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Mid-December 1995
°	“Carrion” by Peter Robinson No Alibi

1995

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Jim & Margaret McBride

Best Crime Novel
*	A Colder Kind of Death by Gail Bowen
°	Lights Out by Peter Abrahams
°	The Good Life by John Brady
°	Solitary Dancer by John Lawrence Reynolds
°	A Touch of Panic by L.R. Wright

Best Crime First Novel
*	What’s a Girl Gotta Do? by Sparkle Hayter
°	Healthy, Wealthy and Dead by Suzanne North
°	Every Breath You Take by Michelle Spring

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Midnight Boat to Palermo” by Rosemary Aubert Cold Blood V
°	“The Big Lonely” by William Bankier Cold Blood V
°	“Death of a Dragon” by Eliza Moorhouse Cold Blood V
°	“Midnight at Manger’s Bird and Beast” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 1994
°	“Lawn Sale” by Peter Robinson Cold Blood V
°	“Summer Rain” by Peter Robinson Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 1994

1994

Best Crime Novel
*	Gypsy Sins by John Lawrence Reynolds
°	All Souls by John Brady
°	There Was an Old Woman by Howard Engel
°	Virtual Light by William Gibson
°	Water Damage by Gregory Ward
°	Prized Possessions by L.R. Wright

Best Crime First Novel
*	Memory Trace by Gavin Scott
°	The Bloody Man by Bevan Amberhill
°	Dead and Living by Jane Bow
°	Deadlock by Stuart Langford
°	Alaska Highway Two-Step by Caroline Woodward

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Just Like Old Times” by Robert J. Sawyer On Spec, Summer 1993; Relativity
°	“East End Safe” by Jas. R. Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, June 1993
°	“The Fixer-Upper” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May 1993
°	“The Casebook of Dr. Billinggate” by Eric Wright New Mystery
°	“The Duke” by Eric Wright 2nd Culprit

1993

Best Crime Novel
*	Lizardskin by Carsten Stroud
°	The Wandering Soul Murders by Gail Bowen
°	Fall Down Easy by Laurence Gough
°	Wednesday’s Child by Peter Robinson
°	Pursued by Shadows by Medora Sale

Best Crime First Novel
*	Passion Play by Sean Stewart
°	A Sense of Honour by Roy French
°	A Murder of Crows by Margaret Haffner
°	A Very Palpable Hit by Douglas Marshall
°	Found: A Body by Betsy Struthers

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Mantrap” by Nancy Kilpatrick Murder, Mayhem and the Macabre
°	“Wade in the Balance” by William Bankier Criminal Shorts
°	“Custom Killing” by Howard Engel Criminal Shorts
°	“Fracture Patterns” by Gail Helgason Christmas Stalkings
°	“Murder at Louisburg” by Ted Wood Cold Blood IV

1992

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	William Bankier, James Powell, Peter Sellers

Best Crime Novel
*	Past Reason Hated by Peter Robinson
°	Accidental Deaths by Laurence Gough
°	Fall from Grace by L.R. Wright

Best Crime First Novel
*	Flesh Wound by Paul Grescoe
°	The Jacamar Nest by David Parry & Patrick Withrow
°	The Chocolate Box by Leslie Watts

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Two in the Bush” by Eric Wright Christmas Stalkings
°	“Wild Stock” by Gail Helgason Great Canadian Murder & Mystery Stories
°	“Santa’s Way” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Mid-December 1991
°	“Winter Hiatus” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, October 1991
°	“This One’s Trouble” by Peter Sellers Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, July 1991

1991

Best Crime Novel
*	A Chill Rain in January by L.R. Wright
°	Kaddish in Dublin by John Brady
°	Serious Crimes by Laurence Gough
°	Lies of Silence by Brian Moore
°	And Leave Her Lay Dying by John Lawrence Reynolds
°	Caedmon’s Song (The First Cut) by Peter Robinson

Best Crime First Novel
*	Sniper’s Moon by Carsten Stroud
°	Fatal Choices by James M. Burke
°	Last Rights by David Laing Dawson

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Innocence” by Peter Robinson Cold Blood III
°	“Out of Bounds” by John North Cold Blood III
°	“Man on the Roof” by Jas. R. Petrin Cold Blood III
°	“Blind Date” by Sara Plews Cold Blood III
°	“The Tamewrlane Crutch” by James Powell Cold Blood III

1990

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Eric Wilson

Best Crime Novel
*	Hot Shots by Laurence Gough
°	Straight No Chaser by Jack Batten
°	Unholy Ground by John Brady
°	Mindfield by William Deverell
°	The Hanging Valley by Peter Robinson

Best Crime First Novel
*	The Man Who Murdered God by John Lawrence Reynolds
°	Death on 30 Beat by Maynard Collins
°	The Rempal Inquest by Keith McKinnon

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Humbug” by Josef Skvorecky The End of Lieutenant Boruvka
°	“One Day at a Time” by William Bankier Cold Blood II
°	“Safe as Houses” by Elaine Mitchell Matlow Cold Blood II
°	“Burning Bridges” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, February 1989
°	“Kaput” by Eric Wright Mistletoe Mysteries

1989

Best Crime Novel
*	Jack: A Novel About Jack the Ripper by Chris Scott
°	Platinum Blues by William Deverell
°	Death on a No. 8 Hook (Silent Knives) by Laurence Gough
°	A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson

Best Crime First Novel
*	A Stone of the Heart by John Brady
°	Ladies’ Night by Elisabeth Bowers
°	The Stalking Horse (The Third Circle) by Brendan Howley
°	Murder in a Cold Climate by Scott Young

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Killer in the House” by Jas. R. Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Mid-December 1988
°	“One Day at a Time” by William Bankier Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, October 1988
°	“Still Life with Orioles” by James Powell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 1988

1988

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Jim Reicke, J. D. Singh

Best Crime Novel
*	Swann (Mary Swann) by Carol Shields
°	Madelaine by Joseph Louis
°	Mortal Sins by Anna Porter
°	A Body Surrounded by Water by Eric Wright

Best Crime First Novel
*	The Goldfish Bowl by Laurence Gough
°	Merlin’s Web by Susan Mayse
°	Gallows View by Peter Robinson

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Looking for an Honest Man” by Eric Wright Cold Blood: Murder in Canada
°	“Murder by Half” by Tony Aspler Cold Blood: Murder in Canada
°	“Magic Nights” by Jas. R. Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, March 1987
°	“Prarie Heat” by Jas. R. Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, November 1987
°	“Pit Bull” by Ted Wood Cold Blood: Murder in Canada

1987

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	The CBC Drama Department

Best Crime Novel
*	Buried on Sunday by Edward O. Phillips
°	The Telling of Lies by Timothy Findley [review]
°	To an Easy Grave by Alexander Law
°	Fool's Gold by Ted Wood
°	A Single Death (The Man Who Changed His Name) by Eric Wright

Best Crime First Novel
*	Murder on the Run by Medora Sale

1986

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Margaret Millar

Best Crime Novel
*	Death in the Old Country by Eric Wright
°	The Inner Ring by Maurice Gagnon
°	Red Fox by Anthony Hyde
°	Murder with Muskets by John Reeves
°	The Suspect by L.R. Wright

1985

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Tony Aspler

Best Crime Novel
*	Murder Sees the Light by Howard Engel
°	The Dance of Shiva by William Deverell
°	Precious by Douglas Glover
°	Murder Before Matins by John Reeves
°	Smoke Detector by Eric Wright

1984

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Derrick Murdoch

Best Crime Novel
*	The Night the Gods Smiled by Eric Wright
°	Mecca by William Deverell
°	Dead in the Water by Ted Wood