The Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Novel is an annual literary award, presented as part of the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence program to honour books judged as the best crime novel published by a Canadian crime writer in the previous year.

1980s

Year Writer Novel Ref
1984
Eric Wright The Night the Gods Smiled [1]
William Deverell Mecca [2]
Ted Wood Dead in the Water [2]
1985
Howard Engel Murder Sees the Light [3]
William Deverell The Dance of Shiva [2]
Douglas Glover Precious [2]
John Reeves Murder Before Matins [2]
Eric Wright Smoke Detector [2]
1986
Eric Wright Death in the Old Country [4]
Maurice Gagnon The Inner Ring [2]
Anthony Hyde The Red Fox [2]
John Reeves Murder with Muskets [2]
L. R. Wright The Suspect [2]
1987
Edward O. Phillips Buried on Sunday [5]
Timothy Findley The Telling of Lies [2]
Alexander Law To an Easy Grave [2]
Ted Wood Fool's Gold [2]
Eric Wright A Single Death [2]
1988
Carol Shields Swann [6]
Joseph Louis Madelaine [2]
Anna Porter Mortal Sins [2]
Eric Wright A Body Surrounded by Water [2]
1989
Chris Scott Jack [7]
William Deverell Platinum Blues [2]
Laurence Gough Death on a #8 Hook (Silent Knives) [2]
Peter Robinson A Dedicated Man [2]

1990s

Year Writer Novel Ref
1990
Laurence Gough Hot Shots [8]
Jack Batten Straight No Chaser [2]
John Brady Unholy Ground [2]
William Deverell Mindfield [2]
Peter Robinson The Hanging Valley [2]
1991
L. R. Wright A Chill Rain in January [9]
John Brady Kaddish in Dublin [2]
Laurence Gough Serious Crimes [2]
Brian Moore Lies of Silence [2]
John Lawrence Reynolds And Leave Her Lay Dying [2]
Peter Robinson Caedmon's Song [2]
1992
Peter Robinson Past Reason Hated [10]
Laurence Gough Accidental Deaths [2]
L. R. Wright Fall from Grace [2]
1993
Carsten Stroud Lizardskin [11]
Gail Bowen The Wandering Soul Murders [2]
Laurence Gough Fall Down Easy [2]
Peter Robinson Wednesday's Child [2]
Medora Sale Pursued by Shadows [2]
1994
John Lawrence Reynolds Gypsy Sins [12]
John Brady All Souls [2]
Howard Engel There Was an Old Woman [2]
William Gibson Virtual Light [2]
Gregory Ward Water Damage [2]
L. R. Wright Prized Possessions [2]
1995
Gail Bowen A Colder Kind of Death [13]
Peter Abrahams Lights Out [2]
John Brady The Good Life [2]
John Lawrence Reynolds Solitary Dancer [2]
L. R. Wright A Touch of Panic [2]
1996
L. R. Wright Mother Love [14]
William Deverell Street Legal [2]
Alison Gordon Striking Out [2]
Laurence Gough Heartbreaker [2]
Peter Robinson No Cure for Love [2]
1997
Peter Robinson Innocent Graves [15]
Margaret Atwood Alias Grace [2]
Martin S. Cohen Light from Dead Stars [2]
Sparkle Hayter Nice Girls Finish Last [2]
Frank Smith Fatal Flaw [2]
1998
William Deverell Trial of Passion [16]
Rosemary Aubert Free Reign [2]
C. C. Benison Death at Sandringham House [2]
John Spencer Hill Ghirlandaio's Daughter [2]
Peter Robinson Dead Right (Blood at the Root) [2]
Robert J. Sawyer Illegal Alien [2]
1999
Nora Kelly Old Wounds [17]
Gail Bowen Verdict in Blood [2]
Scott Mackay Cold Comfort [2]
Caroline Roe Remedy for Treason [2]
Jean Ruryk Next Week Will Be Better [2]
Michelle Spring Standing in the Shadows [2]

2000s

Year Writer Novel Ref
2000
Rosemary Aubert The Feast of Stephen [18]
Lisa Appignanesi The Dead of Winter [2]
William Deverell Slander [2]
John Farrow City of Ice [2]
Peter Robinson In a Dry Season [2]
2001
Peter Robinson Cold is the Grave [19]
Giles Blunt Forty Words for Sorrow [2]
Brad Smith One Eyed Jacks [2]
Eric Wright The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn [2]
L. R. Wright Kidnap [2]
2002
Michelle Spring In the Midnight Hour [20]
William Deverell The Laughing Falcon [2]
John Farrow Ice Lake [2]
Rick Mofina Cold Fear [2]
Peter Robinson Aftermath [2]
2003
Rick Mofina Blood of Others [21]
Lou Allin Blackflies Are Murder [2]
Barbara Fradkin Once Upon a Time [2]
Nora Kelly Hot Pursuit [2]
Kathy Reichs Grave Secrets [2]
2004
Giles Blunt The Delicate Storm [22]
Mary Jane Maffini Lament for a Lounge Lizard [2]
Kim Moritsugu The Glenwood Treasure [2]
David Rotenberg The Hua Shan Hospital Murders [2]
Peter Robinson The Summer That Never Was (Close to Home) [2]
2005
Barbara Fradkin Fifth Son [23]
Gail Bowen The Last Good Day [2]
Lyn Hamilton The Magyar Venus [2]
Peter Robinson Playing with Fire [2]
Mark Zuehlke Sweep Lotus [2]
2006
William Deverell April Fool [24]
Rick Blechta Cemetery of the Nameless [2]
Giles Blunt Black Fly Season [2]
Alex Brett Cold Dark Matter [2]
Peter Robinson Strange Affair [2]
2007
Barbara Fradkin Honour Among Men [25]
Linwood Barclay Lone Wolf [2]
Emma Cole Every Secret Thing [2]
Kathy Reichs Break No Bones [2]
Peter Robinson Piece of My Heart [2]
2008
Jon Redfern Trumpets Sound No More [26]
Linwood Barclay No Time for Goodbye [27]
Terry Carroll Snow Candy [27]
Maureen Jennings A Journeyman to Grief [27]
Louise Penny The Cruellest Month [27]
2009
Linwood Barclay Too Close to Home [28]
Maureen Jennings The K Handshape [29]
James W. Nichol Transgression [29]
Louise Penny The Murder Stone [29]
Michael E. Rose The Tsunami File [29]

2010s

Year Writer Novel Ref
2010
Howard Shrier High Chicago [30]
Anthony Bidulka Aloha, Candy Hearts [31]
R.J. Harlick Arctic Blue Death [31]
Lee Lamothe Finger's Twist [31]
James W. Nichol Death Spiral [31]
2011
Louise Penny Bury Your Dead [32]
C.B. Forrest Slow Recoil [33]
Mike Knowles In Plain Sight [33]
Jeffrey Moore The Extinction Club [33]
Michael Van Rooy A Criminal to Remember [33]
2012
Peter Robinson Before the Poison [34]
Alan Bradley I Am Half-Sick of Shadows [35]
William Deverell I'll See You in My Dreams [35]
Louise Penny A Trick of the Light [35]
Robert Rotenberg The Guilty Plea [35]
2013
Giles Blunt Until the Night [36]
Linwood Barclay Trust Your Eyes [37]
Sean Chercover The Trinity Game [37]
Stephen Miller The Messenger [37]
Carsten Stroud Niceville [37]
2014
Seán Haldane The Devil's Making [38]
John Brooke Walls of a Mind [39]
Lee Lamothe Presto Variations [39]
Howard Shrier Miss Montreal [39]
Simone St. James An Inquiry into Love and Death [39]
2015
C. C. Humphreys Plague: Murder Has a New Friend [40]
Brenda Chapman Cold Mourning [41]
Barbara Fradkin None So Blind [41]
Maureen Jennings No Known Grave [41]
Alen Mattich Killing Pilgrim [41]
2016
Peter Kirby Open Season [42]
Peggy Blair Hungry Ghosts [43]
John Farrow The Storm Murders [43]
Andrew Hunt A Killing in Zion [43]
Inger Ash Wolfe The Night Bell [43]
2017
Donna Morrissey The Fortunate Brother [44]
Kelley Armstrong City of the Lost [45]
Michael Helm After James [45]
Maureen Jennings Dead Ground in Between [45]
Janet Kellough Wishful Seeing [45]
2018
Peter Robinson Sleeping in the Ground [46]
Gail Bowen The Winners' Circle [47]
John MacLachlan Gray The White Angel [47]
Robyn Harding The Party [47]
Rio Youers The Forgotten Girl [47]
2019
Anne Emery Though the Heavens Fall [48]
Ron Corbett Cape Diamond [49]
Lisa Gabriele The Winters [49]
Louise Penny Kingdom of the Blind [49]
Loreth Anne White The Girl in the Moss [49]

2020s

Year Writer Novel Ref
2020
Michael Christie Greenwood [50]
Ian Hamilton Fate [51]
Nicole Lundrigan Hideaway
Melissa Stapley The Last Resort
Loreth Anne White In the Dark
2021
Will Ferguson The Finder [52]
Marjorie Celona How a Woman Becomes a Lake [53]
Cecilia Ekbäck The Historians
Thomas King Obsidian
Roz Nay Hurry Home

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 Roger M. Sobin, The Essential Mystery Lists: For Readers, Collectors, and Librarians. Poisoned Pen Press, 2011. ISBN 9781615952038. pp. 191-194.
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  4. ↑ "Crime writers honor two authors". Toronto Star, May 7, 1986.
  5. ↑ "Montreal novelist Phillips wins crime writers' prize". Montreal Gazette, May 26, 1987.
  6. ↑ "Crime writers honor their own". The Globe and Mail, May 20, 1988.
  7. ↑ "Crime writer's prize slips from his grasp". The Globe and Mail, May 19, 1989.
  8. ↑ "B.C. author wins prize for best crime novel". Vancouver Sun, May 25, 1990.
  9. ↑ "'Chilling' novel captures top crime writers award". Waterloo Region Record, May 27, 1991.
  10. ↑ "Crime writers get just deserts". The Globe and Mail, June 4, 1992.
  11. ↑ "Sometimes, crime pays". The Globe and Mail, May 20, 1993.
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  13. ↑ "Bowen wins Ellis prize for latest novel: Fourth in Kilbourn mystery series brings Prairie crime writer $500 and trophy". The Globe and Mail, June 1, 1995.
  14. ↑ "Wright wins book award". The Globe and Mail, May 30, 1996.
  15. ↑ "Toronto writer gets award for mystery". Waterloo Region Record, May 29, 1997.
  16. ↑ "Deverell wins top crime-writing prize for Trial of Passion". The Globe and Mail, May 22, 1998.
  17. ↑ "Crime does pay for novelists". Ottawa Citizen, May 28, 1999.
  18. ↑ Egle Procuta, "Novel about former judge wins crime prize". The Globe and Mail, May 25, 2000.
  19. ↑ "Arthur Ellis Awards to Robinson, Wright". The Globe and Mail, May 25, 2001.
  20. ↑ "Crime and mystery writers get Ellis awards". Guelph Mercury, June 14, 2002.
  21. ↑ "James Nichol wins Arthur Ellis award for first crime novel: 20th anniversary of awards for crime novels". Moose Jaw Times-Herald, June 5, 2003.
  22. ↑ "Book on Hells Angels takes prize". Brantford Expositor, June 12, 2004.
  23. ↑ "Ottawa psychologist wins award for best Canadian crime novel". Alberni Valley Times, June 10, 2005.
  24. ↑ Vanessa Farquharson, "Author William Deverell's April Fool wins prize for best Canadian crime novel". National Post, June 9, 2006.
  25. ↑ Brianna Goldberg, "Cheesy mystery wins novel prize. Calgary Herald, June 8, 2007.
  26. ↑ "Jon Redfern wins second Arthur Ellis Award for historical crime novel". Prince George Citizen, June 7, 2008.
  27. 1 2 3 4 "Arthur Ellis crime-writing nominations announced". The Globe and Mail, May 1, 2008.
  28. ↑ "Canada's crime writers announce winners of 2009 Arthur Ellis Awards". Canadian Press, June 5, 2009
  29. 1 2 3 4 "Writers nominated". Windsor Star, April 24, 2009.
  30. ↑ "Shrier wins Ellis Award for crime, mystery writing". Ottawa Citizen, May 28, 2010.
  31. 1 2 3 4 "Ottawa authors contenders for hangman's prize". Ottawa Citizen, May 2, 2010.
  32. ↑ "Penny, Cameron win Arthur Ellis Awards". The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2011.
  33. 1 2 3 4 "Bury Your Dead shortlisted for Arthur Ellis Award". Waterloo Region Record, May 7, 2011.
  34. ↑ Mark Medley, "Arthur Ellis Awards practically criminal". National Post, June 1, 2012.
  35. 1 2 3 4 "Finalists announced for Arthur Ellis Awards". Alberni Valley Times, April 25, 2012.
  36. ↑ "Giles Blunt, Steve Lillebuen take home Arthur Ellis Awards for crime writing". Canadian Press, May 31, 2013.
  37. 1 2 3 4 "Finalists unveiled for crime-writing awards". Kamloops Daily News, April 22, 2013.
  38. ↑ "Bronte author wins crime writing award". Hamilton Spectator, June 14, 2014.
  39. 1 2 3 4 Courtney Harper, "Howard Engel wins inaugural Master Award from Crime Writers of Canada; Arthur Ellis finalists revealed". Quill & Quire, April 24, 2014.
  40. ↑ Becky Robertson, "Margaret Atwood, C.C. Humphreys among 2015 Arthur Ellis Award winners". Quill & Quire, May 29, 2015.
  41. 1 2 3 4 Sarah Kester, "Arthur Ellis Awards finalists announced for best Canadian crime writing". Quill & Quire, April 24, 2015.
  42. ↑ Erin Knoll, "Peter Kirby, Ausma Zehanat Khan win Arthur Ellis Awards for crime writing". CBC Books, July 17, 2016.
  43. 1 2 3 4 Sue Carter, "Awards: Arthur Ellis nominees revealed". Quill & Quire, April 25, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Elle Wild, Donna Morrissey and Gordon Korman highlight 2017 Arthur Ellis Awards winners". Quill & Quire, May 29, 2017.
  45. 1 2 3 4 Mark Medley, "Finalists announced for Arthur Ellis Awards". The Globe and Mail, April 22, 2017.
  46. ↑ Deborah Dundas, "Robinson and Barclay snag coveted crime-writing awards: The Arthur Ellis Awards include bragging rights and a macabre statue". Toronto Star, May 27, 2018.
  47. 1 2 3 4 Oline Cogdill, "2018 Arthur Ellis nominees". Mystery Scene, April 2018.
  48. ↑ Jane van Koeverden (May 24, 2019). "Anne Emery wins best crime novel award for Though the Heavens Fall". CBC Books. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  49. 1 2 3 4 Ryan Porter, "Crime writers Louise Penny, Sam Wiebe, Sarah Weinman among finalists for 2019 Arthur Ellis Awards". Quill & Quire, April 18, 2019.
  50. ↑ Debra Yeo, "Climate change novel ‘Greenwood’ wins Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel". Toronto Star, May 25, 2020.
  51. ↑ Ryan Porter, "Arthur Ellis Awards announce 2020 shortlist of the best Canadian crime writing". Quill & Quire, April 22, 2020.
  52. ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "Will Ferguson, Katrina Onstad among Crime Writers of Canada award winners". Quill & Quire, May 27, 2021.
  53. ↑ "Sheena Kamal, Justin Ling, Will Ferguson and Thomas King among finalists for Canadian crime writing awards". CBC Books, April 23, 2021.
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