Crime Writers of Canada announced the winners of the 2026 Awards of Excellence
The Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel (With a $1000 prize)
Louise Penny, The Black Wolf, Minotaur Books
Best Crime First Novel (Sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a $1000 prize)
Ray Critch, The Beltane Massacre, Breakwater Books
Best Crime Novel Set in Canada (Sponsored by Shaftesbury with a $500 prize)
C.S. Porter, Salt on Her Tongue, Vagrant Press
The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery (Sponsored by Jane Doe with a $500 prize)
Iona Whishaw, The Cost of a Hostage, TouchWood Editions
Best Crime Short Story (Sponsored by Crime Writers of Canada with a $200 prize)
Sylvia Maultash Warsh, “Polly Wants a Freaking Cracker”, Malice Domestic: Murder Most Humorous, Wildside Press
Best French Language Crime Book (Sponsored by Carrick Publishing with a $500 prize)
Maureen Martineau, Une nuit d’été à Littlebrook, Héliotrope
Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book (Sponsored by Superior Shores Press with a $250 prize)
Charis Cotter, The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall, Tundra Books
The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book (Sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton) with a $300 prize)
Julian Sher & Lisa Fitterman, Hitman: The Untold Story of Canada’s Deadliest Assassin, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Best Unpublished Crime Novel manuscript written by an unpublished author (Sponsored by ECW Press with a $500 prize)
Anne Burlakoff, Val's Story
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