The winners of the 2014 Arthur Ellis Awards have been announced by the Crime Writers of Canada recognizing excellence in Canadian crime writing. This year, the CWC Grand Master Award was added to the list, to honor Canadian crime writers who have a substantial body of work that has garnered national and international recognition.
The CWC Grand Master for 2014 is Howard Engle, author of the Benny Cooperman mystery series. A mainstay of the Canadian crime writing scene for many years, Engel helped put Canadian crime writing on the map at a time when few mysteries were set in this country.
The other winners are …
• Best Crime Novel: The Devil's Making by Seán Haldane (Stone Flower Press)
• Best First Crime Novel: Bait by J. Kent Messum (Penguin Canada)
• Best Crime Novel in French: L'enfant promis by Maureen Martineau (La courte échelle)
• Best Juvenile/Young Adult Crime Book: Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History's Mysteries by Elizabeth MacLeod (Annick Press)
• Best Novella: The Goddaughter's Revenge by Melodie Campbell (Orca Books)
• Best Crime Short Story: "Footprints in Water" by Twist Phelan (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 2013, Dell Magazines)
• Best Unpublished First Novel: "Unhanged Arthur": Cold Girl by Rachel Greenaway
Friday, June 06, 2014
Winners of the 2014 Arthur Ellis Awards Announced
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