The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence
Presented by Crime Writers of Canada, the Awards are for CRIME WRITING and are not restricted to mystery writing. Crime-writing encompasses far more than the traditional whodunit. The crime genre includes crime, detective, espionage, mystery, suspense, and thriller writing, as well as fictional or factual accounts of criminal doings and crime-themed literary works.
2024 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence Shortlists
2023 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence
Crime Writers of Canada 2022
Winner
Under an Outlaw Moon
A Novel
Winner
The Push
Winner
What’s the Matter with Mary Jane?
An Epitome Apartments Mystery
Winner
Beneath Her Skin
A Kes Morris File
Winner
Letters From Johnny
Winner
The Traitor's Blade
Winner
The Beatle Bandit
A Serial Bank Robber's Deadly Heist, a Cross-Country Manhunt, and the Insanity Plea that Shook the Nation
25 books
List
Crime Writers of Canada 2022 Shortlists
The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence 2021
Winner
The Finder
A Novel
Winner
The Transaction
Winner
Stay Where I Can See You
A Novel
Winner
Never Going Back
Winner
Red Fox Road
Winner
Missing from the Village
The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System That Failed Toronto's Queer Community
24 books
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