Saturday, April 21, 2012

Canada Calling: Arthur Ellis Shortlists Announced

It’s springtime in Canada and you know what that means. Maple syrup. Hockey playoffs. And the Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis shortlist, which was announced on Thursday.

Winners will be announced on May 31, in Toronto. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Crime Writers of Canada, so it will be especially sweet.

Check out the CWC site for more information on the May 31 event and the books on the shortlist. http://crimewriterscanada.com/

Here’s your chance to get started on reading some great Canadian crime books. Except for the Unhanged Novels, which are, so far, unpublished. Chances are that will change soon.

The shortlists are

Best Crime Novel
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny, St. Martin’s Press
Before the Poison by Peter Robinson, McClelland and Stewart
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley, Doubleday Canada
I'll See you in My Dreams by William Deverell, McClelland and Stewart
The Guilty Plea by Robert Rotenberg, Simon&Schuster

Best First Novel
The Man Who Killed by Fraser Nixon, Douglas & McIntrye
The Survivor by Sean Slater, Simon&Schuster
The Water Rat of Wanchai by Ian Hamilton, House of Anansi Press Inc.
Tight Corner by Roger White, BPS Books
Watching Jeopardy by Norm Foster, XLibris

Best Crime Book in French
La chorale du diable by Martin Michaud, Les Editions Guélette
Pour Ne Pas Mourir ce soir by Guillaume Lapierre-Desnoyers, Lévesque Éditeur
Pwazon by Diane Vincent, Editors Triptyque

Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book
Blink & Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones, Candlewick Press
Charlie's Key by Rob Mills, Orca Book Publishers
Empire of Ruins by Arthur Slade, HarperCollins Publishers
Held by Edeet Ravel, Annick Press
Missing by Becky Citra, Orca Book Publishers

Best Crime Nonfiction
A Season in Hell by Robert Fowler, Harper Collins
Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art by Joshua Knelman, Douglas& McIntyre
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Steven Laffoley, Pottersfield
The Pirates of Somalia by Jay Bahader, Harper Collins
The Weasel: A Double Life in the Mob by Adrian Humphreys, Wiley

Best Crime Short Story
A New Pair of Pants by Jas. R. Petrin, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Beer Money by Shane Nelson, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
The Girl with the Golden Hair by Scott Mackay, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
The Perfect Mark by Melodie Campbell, Flash Fiction Magazine
What Kelly Did by Catherine Astolfo, North Word Magazine

Best Unpublished First Novel - “Unhanged Arthur”
Gunning for Bear by Madeleine Harris-Callway
Last of the Independents by Sam Wiebe
Snake in the Snow by William Bonnell
The Rhymester by Valerie A. Drego
Too Far to Fall by Shane Sawyer

5 comments:

Harvee said...

I've enjoyhed all of Alan Bradley's books. And I must get to a Louise Penny mystery. It will be interesting to see who the winners will be!

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

I hope to get any of Alan Bradley's book but I don't want to buy online. Is there anyway to buy his book in our local stores here in Philippines?

Jessica
Kindly cliquez ici to visit my website. 

Anonymous said...

I hope to get any of Alan Bradley's book but I don't want to buy online. Is there anyway to buy his book in our local stores here in Philippines?

Jessica
Kindly cliquez ici to visit my website. 

Anonymous said...

I hope to get any of Alan Bradley's book but I don't want to buy online. Is there anyway to buy his book in our local stores here in Philippines?

Jessica
Kindly cliquez ici to visit my website.