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The Athur Ellis Award (Crime Writers of Canada)

Arthur Ellis was the pseudonym for Arthur B. English a British man that was named Canada’s first official hangman in 1913. His predecessor also adopted the pseudonym until the last Canadian hanging took place in 1962. So it is fitting that the Award for the best in Canadian Crime literature has used this pseudonym as well. The award represents the best in Canadian crime writing.

The award is presented in seven categories: Best Short Story, Best Non-Fiction, Best Juvenile, Best Crime Writing in French, Best Novel, Best First Novel and Best Unpublished First Crime Novel.

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2010 Best Novel

High Chicago by Howard Shrier

Toronto investigator Jonah Geller has opened his own agency, World Repairs, with best friend and partner Jenn Raudsepp. Asked to investigate the apparent suicide of a young woman, they’re drawn into the high-stakes world of construction and development on a long-neglected parcel of Toronto’s waterfront.

2010 Best Non-Fiction

Murder Without Borders by Terry Gould

2010 Best First Novel

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

2010 Best Short Story

Prisoner in Paradise by Denis Richard Murphy in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

2010 Best Juvenile Book

Haunted by Barbara Hayward Attard