The Arthur Ellis Awards are given by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best crime and mystery writing by Canadian authors. Award categories include best novel, best debut novel, nonfiction and juvenile. The Arthur Ellis Awards are named after the working "nom de travail" of Canada's official hangman — which is a great way to name an award.

The latest winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for best Debut Crime Novel of the Year is featured below along with a complete list of all past winners of the award. We also provide a link to our index of all book awards featured on Happy Dead Trees.



The Latest Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Debut Crime Novel

2010 - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

[2011 award will be made early 2011]




All past Winners of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Debut Crime Novel

1987 - Murder on the Run by Medora Sale




1988 - The Goldfish Bowl by Laurence Gough




1989 - A Stone of the Heart by John Brady

1990 - The Man Who Murdered God by John Lawrence Reynolds




1991 - Sniper's Moon by Carsten Stroud




1992 - Flesh Wound by Paul Grescoe




1993 - Passion Play by Sean Stewart




1994 - Memory Trace by Gavin Scott




1995 - What's a Girl Gotta Do by Sparkle Hayter




1996

The Last Castrato: A Mystery of Florence by John Spencer Hill

Moonlit Days and Nights by D. H. Toole




1997 - Death At Buckingham Palace: Her Majesty Investigates by C. C. Benison




1998 - Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs




1999 - Sudden Blow by Liz Brady




2000 - Lost Girls by Andrew Pyper




2001 - Hands Like Clouds by Mark Zuehlke




2002 - The Boy Must Die by Jon Redfern




2003 - Midnight Cab by James W. Nichol




2004 - Just Murder by Jan Rehner




2005 - Dark Places by Jon Evans




2006 - Still Money by Louise Penny




2007 - Sign of the Cross by Anne Emery




2008 - Garcia's Heart by Liam Durcan




2009 - Buffalo Jump by Howard Shrier

2010 - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

The Arthur Ellis Awards Website