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.

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: The Last Castrato by John Spencer Hill (tie)

Best First Novel: Moonlit Days and Nights by D. H. Toole (tie)

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