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I am a lawyer in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada who enjoys reading, especially mysteries. Since 2000 I have been writing personal book reviews. This blog includes my reviews, information on and interviews with authors and descriptions of mystery bookstores I have visited. I strive to review all Saskatchewan mysteries. Other Canadian mysteries are listed under the Rest of Canada. As a lawyer I am always interested in legal mysteries. I have a separate page for legal mysteries. Occasionally my reviews of legal mysteries comment on the legal reality of the mystery. You can follow the progression of my favourite authors with up to 15 reviews. Each year I select my favourites in "Bill's Best of ----". As well as current reviews I am posting reviews from 2000 to 2011. Below my most recent couple of posts are the posts of Saskatchewan mysteries I have reviewed alphabetically by author. If you only want a sentence or two description of the book and my recommendation when deciding whether to read the book look at the bold portion of the review. If you would like to email me the link to my email is on the profile page.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Bony Blithe Award Shortlist


It is a busy time for Canadian crime fiction awards.

 The shortlist for the Bony Blithe Award is:

 Ian Bradley - The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
Vicki Delaney -  A Scandal in Scarlet
Elizabeth J. Duncan - The Marmalade Murders
Mike Martin - Darkest Before the Dawn
Auralee Wallace - Haunted Hayride with Murder

 On the website it states:

      The Bloody Words Light Mystery Award is an annual juried
     literary prize for a "book that makes us smile".

 It further states that light mysteries "include everything from laugh-out-loud to gentle humour to good old fashioned stories with little violence or gore".

 More information is available at http://bonyblithe.com/submission-rules/

The winner will be announced at the Bloody Words Mini-Con on May 24 in Toronto.

 Tomorrow evening is the series of presentations of the shortlists for the Arthur Ellis Awards. I will have a post on those shortlists.

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4 comments:

  1. col2910April 17, 2019 at 1:09 AM

    Not too much I'm familiar with, I'll have to do some digging. I do like some lighter fayre on occasions!

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    1. Bill SelnesApril 18, 2019 at 5:04 PM

      Col: Thanks for the comment. Glad to hear some "light" penetrates the "noir".

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  2. Margot KinbergApril 17, 2019 at 5:13 AM

    Thanks for sharing this, Bill. I'm always so impressed with the way Vicki Delany can write in different sub-genres. All of the finalists' titles look great, and I'm sure the committee will have a tough time choosing a winner...

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    1. Bill SelnesApril 18, 2019 at 5:09 PM

      Margot: Thanks for the comment. Vicki is an agile mind and great imagination. She is the winner of the Derrick Murdoch (President's Award) from the CWC. The blurb said she has published 34 books.

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