Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence

AUTHORS:	A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - •
CHARACTERS:	A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - nln - #

Crime Writers of Canada present the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence (until 2021 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 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 categories in English.)

2024

Grand Master Award
*	Maureen Jennings

Best Crime Novel
*	The Maid’s Diary by Loreth Anne White
°	The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding
°	Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena
°	Middlemen by Scott Thornley
°	Sunset and Jericho by Sam Wiebe

Best First Crime Novel
*	The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
°	The Bittlemores by Jann Arden
°	Adrift by Lisa Brideau
°	The End Game by Charlotte Morganti
°	Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi [review]

Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
*	Wild Hope by Joan Thomas
°	The Almost Widow by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
°	Elmington by Renee Lehnen
°	Cruel Light by Cyndi MacMillan
°	Shapes of Wrath by Melissa Yi

Best Best Traditional Mystery
*	The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
°	The Legacy by Gail Bowen
°	Steeped in Malice by Vicki Delany
°	The Game Is a Footnote by Vicki Delany
°	To Track a Traitor by Iona Whishaw

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Reversion” by Marcelle Dubé
°	“Wisteria Cottage” by M.H. Callway
°	“The Canadians” by Mary Keenan
°	“Troubled Water” by Donalee Moulton
°	“American Night” by Zandra Renwick

Best Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book
*	Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline
°	Someone Is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong
°	The Big Sting by Rachelle Delaney
°	Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai
°	Champions of the Fox by Kevin Sands

Best Nonfiction Crime Book
*	The Human Scale by Michael Lista
°	The Survivor: How I Survived Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter by Josef Lewkowicz & Michael Calvin
°	Jukebox Empire: The Mob and the Dark Side of the American Dream by David Rabinovitch
°	Cheated: The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations Reserve Land by Bill Waiser & Jennie Hansen
°	Clara at the Door with a Revolver: The Scandalous Black Suspect, the Exemplary White Son, and the Murder that Shocked Toronto by Carolyn Whitzman

Top | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1989 | 1989 | 1989 | 1989 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984

2023

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Jack Batten

Best Crime Novel
*	Going to Beautiful by Anthony Bidulka
°	Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay
°	An Unthinkable Thing by Nicole Lundrigan
°	Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie
°	Daughters of the Occupation by Shelly Sanders

Best First Crime Novel
*	Citizens of Light by Sam Shelstad
°	The Pale Horse by T. Lawrence Davis
°	Killer Time by Bill Edwards
°	The Damned Lovely by Adam Frost
°	The Man from Mittelwerk by M.Z. Urlocker

Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
*	A Snake in the Raspberry Patch by Joanne Jackson
°	Five Moves of Doom by A.J. Devlin
°	Blood Atonement by S.M. Freedman
°	Cold Snap by Maureen Jennings
°	The Foulest Things by Amy Tector

Best Traditional Mystery
*	Deep House by Thomas King
°	Knight in the Museum by Alice Bienia
°	Fenian Street by Anne Emery
°	Death Plans a Perfect Trip by Mary Jane Maffini
°	Framed in Fire by Iona Whishaw

Best Crime Novella
*	The Man Who Went Down Under by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson
°	Amdur’s Ghost by M.H. Callway
°	Dangerous to Know by Hilary Davidson
°	Dead End Track by Julie Hiner
°	The Emir's Falcon by Matt Hughes

Best Crime Short Story
*	“The Girl Who Was Only Three Quarters Dead” by Craig H. Bowlsby
°	“Must Love Dogs—or You’re Gone” by M.H. Callway
°	“To Catch a Kumiho” by Blair Keetch
°	“The Natural Order of Things” by Sylvia Maultash Warsh
°	“Swan Song” by Donalee Moulton

Best Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book
*	Heartbreak Homes by Jo Treggiari
°	Lark Steals the Show by Natasha Deen
°	Aggie Morton Mystery Queen: The Seaside Corpse by Marthe Jocelyn
°	Wrong Side of the Court by H.N. Khan
°	Butt Sandwich & Tree by Wesley King

Best Nonfiction Crime Book
*	The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation by Rosemary Sullivan
°	How to Solve a Cold Case: And Everything Else You Wanted to Know About Catching Killers by Michael Arntfield
°	The Castleton Massacre by Sharon Anne Cook & Margaret Carson
°	Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas by Harley Rustad
°	Scoundrel by Sarah Weinman

2022

Grand Master Award
*	Louise Penny

Best Crime Novel
*	Under the Outlaw Moon by Dietrich Kalteis
°	Find You First by Linwood Barclay [review]
°	Lost Immunity by Daniel Kalla
°	Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena
°	The Hunted by Roz Nay

Best First Crime Novel
*	The Push by Ashley Audrain [review]
°	The Captive by Fiona King Foster
°	Windfall: A Henry Lysyk Mystery by Byron TD Smith
°	All Is Well by Katherine Walker
°	Seven Down by David Whitton

Best Traditional Crime Novel
*	What’s the Matter with Mary Jane? by Candas Jane Dorsey
°	Three Dog Knight by Alice Bienia
°	Murder in a Teacup by Vicki Delany
°	Hell’s Half Acre by Jackie Elliott
°	So Many Windings by Catherine Macdonald

Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
*	Beneath Her Skin by C.S. Porter
°	The Corpse with the Iron Will by Cathy Ace
°	Three for Trinity by Kevin Major
°	Death on Darby’s Island by Alice Walsh
°	Hell and Gone by Sam Wiebe

Best Crime Novella
*	Letters From Johnny by Wayne Ng
°	Identity Withheld by Marcelle Dubé
°	Murder in Abstract by Brenda Gayle
°	Not So Fast by Elvie Simons

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Number 10 Marlborough Place” by Elizabeth Elwood Dell Magazines
°	“What can You Do?” by Pam Barnsley Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“Weed Man” by Hilary Davidson Dell Magazines
°	“All My Darlings” by Charlotte Morganti Die Laughing: An Anthology of Humorous Mysteries
°	“Dead Man's Hand” by Melissa Yi Dell Magazines

Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book
*	The Traitor’s Blade by Kevin Sands
°	Blood Donor by Karen Bass
°	Alice Fleck’s Recipes for Disaster by Rachelle Delaney
°	Hunting By Stars by Cherie Dimaline
°	Don't Breathe a Word by Jordyn Taylor

Best Nonfiction Crime Book
*	The Beatle Bandit: A Serial Bank Robber's Deadly Heist, a Cross-Country Manhunt, and the Insanity Plea that Shook the Nation by Nate Hendley
°	Don’t Call it a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM by Sarah Berman
°	Vancouver Vice: Crime and Spectacle in the City's West End by Aaron Chapman
°	Murder on the Inside: The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary by Catherine Fogarty
°	The Don: The Story of Toronto's Infamous Jail by Lorna Poplak

2021

Best Crime Novel
*	The Finder by Will Ferguson
°	How a Woman Becomes a Lake by Marjorie Celona
°	The Historians by Cecilia Ekbäck [review]
°	Obsidian by Thomas King
°	Hurry Home by Roz Nay

Best First Crime Novel
*	The Transaction by Guglielmo D’Izza
°	And We Shall Have Snow by Raye Anderson
°	The Nightshade Cabal by Chris Patrick Carolan
°	True Patriots by Russell Fralich
°	The Woman in the Attic by Emily Hepditch

Best Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
*	Stay Where I Can See You by Katrina Onstad
°	Payback by Randall Denley
°	Rabbit Foot Bill by Helen Humphreys
°	The Dogs of Winter by Ann Lambert
°	Two for The Tablelands by Kevin Major

Best Best Crime Novella
*	Never Going Back by Sam Wiebe
°	The Unpleasantness at the Battle of Thornford by C.C. Benison
°	Coral Reef Views by Vicki Delany
°	Salty Dog Blues by Winona Kent

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Cold Wave” by Marcelle Dubé Sisters in Crime - Canada West
°	“Used to Be” by Twist Phelan Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“Killer Biznez” by Zandra Renwick Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“Days Without Name” by Sylvia Maultash Warsh Carrick Publishing
°	“Limited Liability” by Sarah Weinman Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

Best Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book
*	Red Fox Road by Frances Greenslade
°	Lucy Crisp and the Vanishing House by Janet Hill
°	Fight Like a Girl by Sheena Kamal
°	Magic Dark and Strange by Kelly Powell
°	I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan

The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book
*	Missing from the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System That Failed Toronto’s Queer Community by Justin Ling
°	Murder in the Family: How the Search for My Mother's Killer Led to My Father by Jeff Blackstock
°	Horseplay: My Time Undercover on the Granville Strip by Norm Boucher
°	Blood in the Water: A True Story of Revenge in the Maritimes by Silver Donald Cameron
°	Cold Case North: The Search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett by Michael Nest with Deanna Reder and Eric Bell

2020

Grand Master Award
*	Peter Robinson

Best Crime Novel
*	Greenwood by Michael Christie [review]
°	Fate: The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung by Ian Hamilton
°	Hideaway by Nicole Lundrigan
°	The Last Resort by Marissa Stapley
°	In the Dark by Loreth Anne White

Best First Crime Novel
*	Nobody Move by Philip Elliott
°	Past Presence by Nicole Bross
°	Blindshot by Denis Coupal

Best Crime Novella
*	The Red Chesterfield by Wayne Arthurson
°	The Goddaughter Does Vegas by Melodie Campbell
°	Too Close to Home by Brenda Chapman
°	Blood Ties by Barbara Fradkin
°	“The Woman in Apartment 615” by Devon Shepherd Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Closing Doors” by Peter Sellers Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“In Plain Sight” by Y.S. Lee Life is Short and Then You Die
°	“The Dead Man’s Dog” by Zandra Renwick Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book
*	Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
°	Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Tentacle Terror by Liam O’Donnell & Mike Dean
°	Ghosts by David A. Robertson
°	The Grey Sisters by Jo Treggiari

Best Nonfiction Crime Book
*	Murdered Midas: A Millionaire, His Gold Mine, and a Strange Death on an Island Paradise by Charlotte Gray
°	The Forest City Killer: A Serial Murderer, a Cold-Case Sleuth, and a Search for Justice by Vanessa Brown
°	The Missing Millionaire: The True Story of Ambrose Small and the City Obsessed with Finding Him by Katie Daubs
°	The Billionaire Murders: The Mysterious Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman by Kevin Donovan
°	The Court of Better Fiction: Three Trials, Two Executions, and Arctic Sovereignty by Debra Komar

2019

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Vicki Delany

Best Crime Novel
*	Though the Heavens Fall by Anne Emery
°	Cape Diamond by Ron Corbett
°	The Winters by Lisa Gabriele
°	Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
°	The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White

Best First Crime Novel
*	Cobra Clutch by A.J. Devlin [review]
°	Operation Wormwood by Helen C. Escott
°	Full Disclosure by Beverley McLachlin
°	Why Was Rachel Murdered? by Bill Prentice
°	Find You in the Dark by Nathan Ripley

Best Crime Novella
*	Murder Among the Pines by John Lawrence Reynolds
°	The B-Team: The Case of the Angry First Wife by Melodie Campbell
°	Blue Water Hues by Vicki Delany

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Terminal City” by Linda L. Richards Vancouver Noir
°	“A Ship Called Pandora” by Melodie Campbell Mystery Weekly Magazine
°	“The Power Man, Baby It’s Cold Outside” by Therese Greenwood Coffin Hop Press
°	“Game” by Twist Phelan Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“Wonderful Life” by Sam Wiebe Vancouver Noir

Best Juvenile/Young Adult Crime Book
*	Escape by Linwood Barclay
°	The House of One Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker
°	Call of the Wraith by Kevin Sands
°	The Ruinous Sweep by Tim Wynne-Jones
°	The Rumrunner’s Boy by E.R. Yatscoff

Best Nonfiction Crime Book
*	The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman
°	Dying for a Drink: How a Prohibition Preacher Got Away With Murder by Patrick Brode
°	The King of Con: How a Smooth-Talking Jersey Boy Made and Lost Billions, Baffled the FBI, Eluded the Mob, and Lived to Tell the Crooked Tale by Thomas Giacomaro & Natasha Stoynoff
°	The Boy on the Bicycle: A Forgotten Case of Wrongful Conviction in Toronto by Nate Hendley
°	Murder by Milkshake: An Astonishing True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and a Charismatic Killer by Eve Lazarus

2018

Grand Master Award
*	Gail Bowen

Best Crime Novel
*	Sleeping in the Ground by Peter Robinson
°	The Winners’ Circle by Gail Bowen
°	The Party by Robyn Harding
°	The White Angel by John MacLachlan Gray
°	The Forgotten Girl by Rio Youers

Best First Crime Novel
*	Full Curl by Dave Butler
°	Puzzle of Pieces by Sally Hill Brouard
°	Ragged Lake by Ron Corbett
°	Flush by Sky Curtis
°	Our Little Secret by Roz Nay

Best Crime Novella
*	“How Lon Pruitt Was Found Murdered in an Open Field with No Footprints Around” by Mike Culpepper Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
°	“Snake Oil” by M.H. Callway 13 Claws
°	Blood & Belonging by Vicki Delany
°	Dead Clown Blues by R. Daniel Lester
°	“Money Maker” by Jas R. Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

Best Crime Short Story
*	“The Outlier” by Catherine Astolfo 13 Claws
°	“There be Dragons” by Jane Petersen Burfield 13 Claws
°	“Jerusalem Syndrome” by Hilary Davidson Passport to Murder Bouchercon Anthology 2017
°	“The Ranchero’s Daughter” by Sylvia Maultash Warsh 13 Claws
°	“The Sin Eaters” by Melissa Yi Montreal Noir

Best Nonfiction Crime Book
*	The Whisky King: The remarkable true story of Canada's most infamous bootlegger and the undercover Mountie on his trail by Trevor Cole
°	Murder in Plain English: From Manifestos to Memes—Looking at Murder through the Words of Killers by Michael Arntfield and Marcel Danesi
°	Blood, Sweat and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance, A Pioneer Forensics Investigator by Eve Lazarus
°	The Dog Lover Unit: Lessons in Courage from the World’s K9 Cops by Rachel Rose
°	Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence by Alex Roslin

Best Juvenile/Young Adult Crime Book
*	Chase — Get Ready to Run by Linwood Barclay
°	Missing by Kelley Armstrong
°	The Disappearance by Gillian Chan
°	Thistlewood by Donna Chubaty
°	The Lives of Desperate Girls by MacKenzie Common

2017

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Christina Jennings

Best Crime Novel
*	The Fortunate Brother by Donna Morrissey
°	City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong [review]
°	After James by Michael Helm
°	Dead Ground in Between by Maureen Jennings
°	Wishful Seeing by Janet Kellough

Best First Crime Novel
*	Strange Things Done by Elle Wild
°	Rum Luck by Ryan Aldred
°	Cold Girl by R.M. Greenaway
°	Where the Bodies Lie by Mark Lisac
°	Still Mine by Amy Stuart

Best Crime Novella
*	Rundown by Rick Blechta
°	No Trace by Brenda Chapman
°	“The Devil You Know” by Jas. R. Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
°	When Blood Lies by Linda L. Richards
°	“The Village That Lost Its Head” by Peter Robinson Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Best Crime Short Story
*	“A Death at the Parsonage” by Susan Daly The Whole She-Bang 3, Toronto Sisters in Crime
°	“Steve’s Story” by Cathy Ace The Whole She-Bang 3, Toronto Sisters in Crime
°	“Where There’s a Will” by Elizabeth Hosang The Whole She-Bang 3, Toronto Sisters in Crime
°	“The Ascent” by Scott Mackay Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“The Granite Kitchen” by David Morrell Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Best Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book
*	Masterminds by Gordon Korman
°	Trial by Fire by Nora McClintock
°	The Girl in a Coma by John Moss
°	Shooter by Caroline Pignat
°	Another Me by Eva Wiseman

Best Crime Nonfiction Book
*	A Daughter's Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story by Jeremy Grimaldi
°	Life Sentence: Stories from Four Decades of Court Reporting — or, How I Fell Out of Love with the Canadian Justice System (Especially Judges) by Christie Blatchford
°	The Ballad of Danny Wolfe: Life of a Modern Outlaw by Joe Friesen
°	Black River Road: An Unthinkable Crime, an Unlikely Suspect, and the Question of Character by Debra Komar
°	Shadow of Doubt: The Trial of Dennis Oland by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

2016

Grand Master Award
*	Eric Wright

Best Crime Novel
*	Open Season by Peter Kirby
°	Hungry Ghosts by Peggy Blair
°	The Storm Murders by John Farrow
°	A Killing in Zion by Andrew Hunt
°	The Night Bell by Inger Ash Wolfe

Best First Crime Novel
*	The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan [review]
°	Hard Drive by J. Mark Collins
°	What Kills Good Men by David Hood
°	Encore by Alexis Koetting
°	Old Bones by Brian R. Lindsay

Best Crime Novella
*	Black Canyon by Jeremy Bates
°	Deadly Season by Alison Bruce
°	Glow Glass by M.H. Callway
°	The Night Thief by Barbara Fradkin
°	Beethoven’s Tenth by Brian Harvey

Best Crime Short Story
*	“The Avocado Kid” by Scott Mackay Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“With One Shoe” by Karen Abrahamson The Playground of Lost Toys
°	“The Seige” by Hilary Davidson Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“The Water Was Rising” by Sharon Hunt Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
°	“Movable Type” by S.G. Wong AB Negative Anthology

Best Juvenile/YA Book
*	Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly [review]
°	Diego’s Crossing by Robert Hough
°	Set You Free by Jeff Ross
°	The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands
°	The Dogs by Allan Stratton [review]

Best Crime Nonfiction Book
*	Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation by Dean Jobb
°	Human on the Inside: Unlocking the Truth about Canada’s Prisons by Gary Garrison
°	The Bastard of Fort Stikine: The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Murder of John McLoughlin Jr. by Debra Komar
°	Cold War by Jerry Langton

2015

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Sylvia McConnell

Best Crime Novel
*	Plague: Murder has a New Friend by C.C. Humphreys
°	Cold Mourning by Brenda Chapman
°	None So Blind by Barbara Fradkin
°	No Known Grave by Maureen Jennings
°	Killing Pilgrim by Alen Mattich

Best First Crime Novel
*	A Siege of Bitterns by Steve Burrows
°	A Quiet Kill by Janet Brons
°	Windigo Fire by M.H. Callway
°	No Worst, There Is None by Eve McBride
°	Last of the Independents by Sam Wiebe

Best Crime Novella
*	“A Knock on the Door” by Jas. R. Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
°	The Boom Room by Rick Blechta
°	Juba Good by Vicki Delany
°	The Dragon Head of Hong Kong by Ian Hamilton

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Stone Mattress” by Margaret Atwood McClelland & Stewart
°	“Hook, Line and Sinker” by Melodie Campbell Your McMurray Magazine
°	“Therapy” by Peter Clement Belgrave House
°	“First Impressions” by Madona Skaff The Whole She-Bang 2
°	“Writers Block” by Kevin P. Thornton World Enough and Crime

2014

Grand Master Award:

Howard Engel

Best Crime Novel
*	The Devil’s Making by Seán Haldane
°	Walls of a Mind by John Brooke
°	Presto Variations by Lee Lamothe
°	Miss Montreal by Howard Shrier
°	An Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James

Best First Crime Novel
*	Bait by J. Kent Messum
°	Almost Criminal by E.R. Brown [review]
°	The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison [review]
°	Hot Sinatra by Axel Howerton
°	Die on Your Feet by S.G. Wong

Best Crime Novella
*	“The Goddaughter’s Revenge” by Melodie Campbell Orca Books
°	“My Sister’s Keeper” by Brenda Chapman Grassroots Press
°	“A Woman Scorned” by James Heneghan Orca Books

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Footprints in Water” by Twist Phelan Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 2013
°	“Watermelon Weekend” by Donna Carrick Thirteen
°	“Under Cap Ste. Claire” by Jas. R. Petrin Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, October 2013
°	“The Emerald Skull” by Sylvia Maultash Warsh Thirteen
°	“The Third Echo” by Sam Wiebe Girl Trouble: Malfeasance Occasional

2013

Best Crime Novel
*	Until the Night by Giles Blunt
°	Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay [review]
°	Trinity Game by Sean Chercover
°	The Messenger by Stephen Miller
°	Niceville by Carsten Stroud

Best First Crime Novel
*	The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James [review]
°	The Beggar’s Opera by Peggy Blair
°	Confined Space by Deryn Collier
°	The Dead of Winter by Peter Kirby
°	A Private Man by Chris Laing

Best Crime Novella
*	Contingency Plan by Lou Allin
°	A Winter Kill by Vicki Delany
°	Evil Behind That Door by Barbara Fradkin
°	Reunion by Christopher G. Moore

Best Crime Short Story
*	“Switch-blade Knife” by Yasuko Thanh Floating Like the Dead
°	“Life without George” by Melodie Campbell Over My Dead Body!, August 2012
°	“Sins of the Fathers” by Sandy Conrad Daughters and Other Strangers
°	“Cruel Coast” by Scott MacKay Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 2012
°	“Mad Dog” by Jas R. Petri Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, October 2012

Best Non-fiction
*	The Devil’s Cinema: The Untold Story behind Mark Twitchell’s Kill Room by Steve Lillebuen
°	Bloody Justice: The Truth behind the Bandidos Massacre at Shedden by Anita Arvast
°	Octopus: Sam Israel, the Secret Market, and Wall Street’s Wildest Con by Guy Lawson
°	Thieves of Bay Street: How Banks, Brokerages and the Wealthy Steal Billions from Canadians by Bruce Livesey

Best Best Juvenile/Young Adult
*	Becoming Holmes by Shane Peacock
°	Live to Tell by Lisa Harrington
°	The Agency: The Traitor in the Tunnel by Y.S. Lee
°	Crush. Candy. Corpse. by Sylvia McNicoll
°	The Lynching of Louie Sam by Elizabeth Stewart

2012

Derrick Murdoch Award
*	Catherine Astolfo and Donald Graves

Best Crime Novel
*	Before the Poison by Peter Robinson [review]
°	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]
°	The Guilty Plea by Robert Rotenberg

Best First Crime Novel
*	The Water Rat of Wanchai by Ian Hamilton [review]
°	Watching Jeopardy by Norm Foster
°	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

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

Home | Facebook | SYKM Store | SYKM Amazon | SYKM Kindle