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The Arthur Ellis Award The
Arthur Ellis Award, named after
the nom
de travail of
Canada's official hangman, is an annual award
from the Crime
Writers of Canada that
recognizes excellence in Canadian crime writing. 2009 ◊ Best Novel: Too Close to Home by Linwood Barclay ◊ Best First Novel: Buffalo Jump by Howard Shrier ◊ Best Juvenile: War Brothers by Sharon E. McKay 2008 ◊ Best Novel: Trumpets Sound No More by Jon Redfern ◊ Best First Novel: Garcia's Heart by Liam Durcan ◊ Best Juvenile: Eye of the Crow by Shane Peacock 2007 ◊ Best Novel: Honour Among Men by Barbara Fradkin ◊ Best First Novel: Sign of the Cross by Anne Emery ◊ Best Juvenile: Hamish X and the Cheese Pirates by Sean Cullen 2006 ◊ Best Novel: April Fool by William Deverell ◊ Best First Novel: Still Life by Louise Penny ◊ Best Juvenile: Quid Pro Quo by Vicki Grant 2005 ◊ Best Novel: Fifth Son by Barbara Fradkin ◊ Best First Novel: Dark Places by Jon Evans ◊ Best Juvenile: The Beckoners by Carrie Mac 2004 ◊ Best Novel: The Delicate Storm by Giles Blunt ◊ Best First Novel: Just Murder by Jan Rehner ◊ Best Juvenile: Acceleration by Graham McNamee 2003 ◊ Best Novel: Blood of Others by Rick Mofina ◊ Best First Novel: Midnight Cab by James W. Nichol ◊ Best Juvenile: Break and Enter by Norah McClintock 2002 ◊ Best Novel: In the Midnight Hour by Michelle Spring ◊ Best First Novel: The Boy Must Die by Jon Redfern ◊ Best Juvenile: Scared to Death by Norah McClintock 2001 ◊ Best Novel: Cold is the Grave by Peter Robinson ◊ Best First Novel: Hands Like Clouds by Mark Zuehlke ◊ Best Juvenile: The Boy in the Burning House by Tim Wynne-Jones 2000 ◊ Best Novel: The Feast of Stephen by Rosemary Aubert ◊ Best First Novel: Lost Girls by Andrew Pyper ◊ Best Juvenile: How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark? by Linda Bailey 1999 ◊ Best Novel: Old Wounds by Nora Kelly ◊ Best First Novel: Sudden Blow by Liz Brady ◊ Best Juvenile: Sins of the Fathers by Norah McClintock 1998 ◊ Best Novel: Trial of Passion by William Deverell ◊ Best First Novel: Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs ◊ Best Juvenile: The Body in the Basement by Norah McClintock 1997 ◊ Best Novel: Innocent Graves by Peter Robinson ◊ Best First Novel: Death at Buckingham Palace by C. C. Benison ◊ Best Juvenile: How Can a Frozen Detective Stay Hot on the Trail? by Linda Bailey 1996 ◊ Best Novel: Mother Love by L. R. Wright ◊ Best First Novel (tie): The Last Castrato by John Spencer Hill ◊ Best First Novel (tie): Moonlit Days and Nights by D. H. Toole ◊ Best Juvenile: Mistaken Identity by Norah McClintock 1995 ◊ Best Novel: A Colder Kind of Death by Gail Bowen ◊ Best First Novel: What's a Girl Gotta Do? by Sparkle Hayter ◊ Best Juvenile: Torn Away by James Heneghan 1994 ◊ Best Novel: Gypsy Sins by John Lawrence Reynolds ◊ Best First Novel: Memory Trace by Gavin Scott ◊ Best Juvenile: Abalone Summer by John Dowd 1993 ◊ Best Novel: Lizardskin by Carsten Stroud ◊ Best First Novel: Passion Play by Sean Stewart 1992 ◊ Best Novel: Past Reason Hated by Peter Robinson ◊ Best First Novel: Flesh Wound by Paul Grescoe 1991 ◊ Best Novel: A Chill Rain in January by L. R. Wright ◊ Best First Novel: Sniper's Moon by Carsten Stroud 1990 ◊ Best Novel: Hot Shots by Laurence Gough ◊ Best First Novel: The Man Who Murdered God by John Lawrence Reynolds 1989 ◊ Best Novel: Jack by Chris Scott ◊ Best First Novel: A Stone of the Heart by John Brady 1988 ◊ Best Novel: Swann by Carol Shields ◊ Best First Novel: The Goldfish Bowl by Laurence Gough 1987 ◊ Best Novel: Buried on Sunday by Edward O. Phillips ◊ Best First Novel: Murder on the Run by Medora Sale 1986 ◊ Best Novel: Death in the Old Country by Eric Wright 1985 ◊ Best Novel: Murder Sees the Light by Howard Engel 1984 ◊ Best Novel: The Night the Gods Smiled by Eric Wright
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