The , named for Canada's former official hangman, celebrates excellence in Canadian crime writing. This year's shortlists have just been released by the Crime Writers of Canada.
In the Best Novel Category, the nominees are:
- Too Close to Home by
- The K Handshape by
- Transgression by
- The Murder Stone by
- Tsunami File by
's Margarita Nights (reviewed here) has been nominated for best first novel. The book has previously won the inaugural Unhanged Arthur for best unpublished crime novel, a prize that secured its publication with McArthur and Company.
A complete list of the nominees may be found here.
| Categories: Awards, Mystery & Crime |
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Christine Morris is awakened early on a chill November morning by a phone call from one of her colleagues, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Leo Forgach. His daughter, Deirdre, is missing. Despit...
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Frank Delaney, investigative journalist and sometime spy, is on assignment in Phuket, Thailand, in the aftermath of the tsunami that killed thousands of people, foreigners and locals alik...
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