I dagens verden har Arthur Ellis Award fått stor relevans i samfunnet. Dens innvirkning har utvidet seg til forskjellige områder, og generert diskusjoner, debatter og refleksjoner rundt dens betydning og konsekvenser. Fra den politiske til den kulturelle sfæren har Arthur Ellis Award blitt et tema av allmenn interesse som ikke etterlater noen likegyldige. I denne artikkelen vil vi utforske de mange fasettene til Arthur Ellis Award, analysere dens utvikling over tid og dens innflytelse på folks daglige liv. I tillegg vil vi undersøke de forskjellige perspektivene som eksisterer rundt Arthur Ellis Award, og tilby en fullstendig oversikt over dens innvirkning på dagens samfunn.
Arthur Ellis Awards er en gruppe canadiske litteraturpriser som hvert år deles ut av Crime Writers of Canada for de beste canadiske bøker innen sjangerne detektiv- og kriminallitteratur.
Prisene er oppkalt etter Arthur Ellis, pseudonymet for Canadas offisielle bøddel. Prisstatuetten er en tremodell av en hengt mann. Armer og bein beveger seg når man drar i repet til statuetten.
Beste roman
- 1984 - Eric Wright, The Night the Gods Smiled
- 1985 - Howard Engel, Murder Sees the Light
- 1986 - Eric Wright, Death in the Old Country
- 1987 - Edward O. Phillips, Buried on Sunday
- 1988 - Carol Shields, Mary Swann ("Swann: A Mystery")
- 1989 - Chris Scott, Jack
- 1990 - Laurence Gough, Hot Shots
- 1991 - L.R. Wright, A Chill Rain in January
- 1992 - Peter Robinson, Past Reason Hated
- 1993 - Carsten Stroud, Lizardskin
- 1994 - John Lawrence Reynolds, Gypsy Sins
- 1995 - Gail Bowen, A Colder Kind of Death
- 1996 - L.R. Wright, Mother Love
- 1997 - Peter Robinson, Innocent Graves
- 1998 - William Deverell, Trial of Passion
- 1999 - Nora Kelly, Old Wounds
- 2000 - Rosemary Aubert, The Feast of Stephen
- 2001 - Peter Robinson, Cold is the Grave
- 2002 - Michelle Spring, In the Midnight Hour
- 2003 - Rick Mofina, Blood of Others
- 2004 - Giles Blunt, The Delicate Storm
- 2005 - Barbara Fradkin, Fifth Son
- 2006 - William Deverell, April Fool
- 2007 - Barbara Fradkin, Honour Among Men
- 2008 - Jon Redfern, Trumpets Sound No More
- 2009 - Linwood Barclay, Too Close to Home
- 2010 - Howard Shrier, High Chicago
- 2011 - Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead
- 2012 - Peter Robinson, Before the Poison
- 2013 - Giles Blunt, Until the Night
- 2014 - Seán Haldane, The Devil’s Making
- 2015 - C.C. Humphreys, Plague
- 2016 - Peter Kirby, Open Season
Beste novelle
- 1988 - Eric Wright, Looking for an Honest Man
- 1989 - Jas. R. Petrin, Killer in the House
- 1990 - Josef Skvorecky, Humbug
- 1991 - Peter Robinson, Innocence
- 1992 - Eric Wright, Two in the Bush
- 1993 - Nancy Kilpatrick, Mantrap
- 1994 - Robert J. Sawyer, Just Like Old Times
- 1995 - Rosemary Aubert, The Midnight Boat Toronto Palermo
- 1996 - Mary Jane Maffini, Cotton Armour
- 1997 - Richard K. Bercuson, Dead Run
- 1998 - Sue Pike, Widow's Weeds
- 1999 - Scott Mackay, Last Inning
- 2000 - Matt Hughes, One More Kill
- 2001 - Peter Robinson, Murder in Utopia
- 2002 - Mary Jane Maffini, Sign of the Times
- 2003 - James Powell, Bottom Walker
- 2004 - Gregory Ward, Dead Wood
- 2005 - Leslie Watts, Crocodile Tears
- 2006 - Rick Mofina, Lightning Rider
- 2007 - Dennis Richard Murphy, Fuzzy Wuzzy
- 2008 - Leslie Watts, Turners
- 2009 - Pasha Malla, Filmsong
- 2010 - Dennis Richard Murphy, Prisoner in Paradise
- 2011 - Mary Jane Maffini, So Much in Common
- 2012 - Catherine Astolfo, What Kelly Did
- 2013 - Yasuko Thanh, Switch-blade Knife
- 2014 - Twist Phelan, Footprints in Water
- 2015 - Margaret Atwood, Stone Mattress
- 2016 - Scott Mackay, The Avocado Kid
Beste debutroman
- 1987 - Medora Sale, Murder on the Run
- 1988 - Laurence Gough, The Goldfish Bowl
- 1989 - John Brady, A Stone of the Heart
- 1990 - John Lawrence Reynolds, The Man Who Murdered God
- 1991 - Carsten Stroud, Sniper's Moon
- 1992 - Paul Grescoe, Flesh Wound
- 1993 - Sean Stewart, Passion Play
- 1994 - Gavin Scott, Memory Trace
- 1995 - Sparkle Hayter, What's A Girl Gotta Do?
- 1996 - (delt) John Spencer Hill, The Last Castrato og D.H. Toole, Moonlit Days and Nights
- 1997 - C. C. Benison, Death At Buckingham Palace
- 1998 - Kathy Reichs, Déja Dead
- 1999 - Liz Brady, Sudden Blow
- 2000 - Andrew Pyper, Lost Girls
- 2001 - Mark Zuehlke, Hands Like Clouds
- 2002 - Jon Redfern, The Boy Must Die
- 2003 - James W. Nichol, Midnight Cab
- 2004 - Jan Rehner, Just Murder
- 2005 - Jon Evans, Dark Places
- 2006 - Louise Penny, Still Life
- 2007 - Anne Emery, Sign of the Cross
- 2008 - Liam Durcan, Garcia's Heart
- 2009 - Howard Shrier, Buffalo Jump
- 2010 - Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
- 2011 - Avner Mandleman, The Debba
- 2012 - Ian Hamilton, The Water Rat of Wanchai
- 2013 - Simone St. James, The Haunting of Maddy Clare
- 2014 - J. Kent Messum, Bait
- 2015 - Steve Burrows, Siege of Bitterns
- 2016 - Ausma Zehanat Khan, The Unquiet Dead
Beste ungdomsroman
- 1994 - John Dowd, Abalone Summer
- 1995 - James Heneghan, Torn Away
- 1996 - Norah McClintock, Mistaken Identity
- 1997 - Linda Bailey, How Can a Frozen Detective Stay Hot on the Trail?
- 1998 - Norah McClintock, The Body in the Basement
- 1999 - Norah McClintock, Sins of the Father
- 2000 - Linda Bailey, How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark?
- 2001 - Tim Wynne-Jones, The Boy in the Burning House
- 2002 - Norah McClintock, Scared to Death
- 2003 - Norah McClintock, Break and Enter
- 2004 - Graham McNamee, Acceleration
- 2005 - Carrie Mac, The Beckoners
- 2006 - Vicki Grant, Quid Pro Quo
- 2007 - Sean Cullen, Hamish X and the Cheese Pirates
- 2008 - Shane Peacock, Eye of the Crow
- 2009 - Sharon E. McKay, War Brothers
- 2010 - Barbara Haworth-Attard, Haunted
- 2011 - Alice Kuipers, The Worst Thing She Ever Did
- 2012 - Tim Wynne-Jones, Blink and Caution
- 2013 - Shane Peacock, Becoming Holmes
- 2014 - Elizabeth MacLeod, Bones Never Lie
- 2015 - Sigmund Brouwer, Dead Man's Switch
- 2016 - Stephanie Troml, Trouble is a Friend of Mine
Beste roman på fransk
- 2000 - Lionel Noel, Louna
- 2001 - Norbert Spehner, Le roman policier en Amérique française
- 2002 - Anne-Michèle Lévesque, Fleur invitait au troisième
- 2003 - Jacques Côté, Le rouge ideal
- 2004 - Jean Lemieux, On finit toujours par payer
- 2005 - Ann Lamontagne, Les douze pierres
- 2006 - Gérard Galarneau, Motel Riviera
- 2007 - Ikke delt ut på grunn av for få bøker å velge mellom
- 2008 - Mario Bolduc, Tsiganes
- 2009 - Jacques Côté, Le Chemin des brumes
- 2010 - Jean Lemieux, Le mort du chemin des Arsene
- 2011 - Jacques Côté, Dans le quartier des agités
- 2012 - Martin Michaud, La chorale du diable
- 2013 - Mario Bolduc, La Nuit des albinos: Sur les traces de Max O'Brien
- 2014 - Maureen Martineau, L’enfant promis
- 2015 - Andrée Michaud, Bondrée
- 2016 - Luc Chartrand, L'Affaire Myosotis
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