With regard to the Awards, as with virtually every part of life, tradition was upended in the announcement of the shortlists by the Crime Writers of Canada. Instead of being announced at a series of four events held across Canada they were released online a short time ago.
2020 Shortlists
Best Crime Novel Sponsored by Rakuten Kobo
Greenwood by Michael Christie
Fate by Ian Hamilton
Hideaway by Nicole Lundrigan
The Last Resort by Marissa Stapley
In the Dark by Loreth Anne White
Best Crime First Novel Sponsored by Maureen Jennings
Nobody Move by Philip Elliott
Blindshot by Denis Coupal
Past Presence by Nicole Bross
Best Crime Novella Sponsored by Mystery WeeklyBlood Ties by Barbara Fradkin
Too Close to Home by Brenda Chapman
The Goddaughter Does Vegas by Melodie Campbell
The Woman in Apartment 615 by Devon Shepherd
Best Crime Story Sponsored by Mystery Weekly
In Plain Sight by Y.S. Lee
Closing Doors by Peter Sellers
The Dead Man's Dog by Zandra Renwick
Best French Crime Book
Les offrandes by Louis Carmain
Tempêtes by Andrée Michaud
Ghetto X by Martin Michaud
Le tribunal de la rue Quirion by Guillaume Morrissette
Le cercle de cendres by Felix Ravenelle
Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book Sponsored by Shaftesbury
Tank & Fitz: The Case of the Tentacle Terror by Liam O'Donnell & Mike Dean
The Grey Sisters by Jo Treggiari
Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
Ghosts by David A. Robertson
Best Nonfiction Crime Book
The Missing Millionaire: The True Story of Ambrose Small and the City Obsessed with Finding Him by Katie Dobbs
The Billionaire Murders by Kevin Donovan
The Court of Better Fiction by Debra Komar
The Forest City Killer: A Serial Murderer, a Cold-Case Sleuth, and a Search for Justice by Vanessa Brown
Murdered Midas: A Millionaire, His Gold Mine, and a Strange Death on an Island by Charlotte Gray
The Unhanged Arthur Award for Best Unpublished Crime Manuscript Sponsored by Dundurn Press
Bert Mintenko and the Serious Business by B.L. Smith
Henry's Bomb by K.P. Bartlett
One Bad Day After Another by Max Folsom
The Dieppe Letters by Liz Rachel Walker
The River Cage by Pam Barnsley
The biennial Grand Master Award is presented to Peter Robinson.
Out of all the books above I have read but one, The Billionaire Murders.Congratulations to all of the shortlisted books and to Peter.
The winners will be announced across Canada on or about May 21
Thanks for the list, Bill. I am very happy for the finalists, and I look forward to reading from the short list. There are some interesting titles here.
ReplyDeleteMargot: Thanks for the comment. I hope to read several from the shortlists prior to the announcement of the winners.
DeleteSo hard to find Canadian books that don't cost the earth over here. Happy to see Andree Michaud is still in top form. I saw her in Lyon and really liked her book too.
ReplyDeleteMarina: Thanks for the comment. I regret the challenge of finding affordable Canadian books. I have not read any of Andree Michaud's books. I will have to see if any are in translation to English.
DeleteThanks for listing these, Bill. I had seen a list earlier this morning but yours is formatted better and easier to read.
ReplyDeleteTracyK: Thanks for the comment. I found it best to type out the shortlists. I was not happy with how they were copying and pasting.
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