Star reporters shortlisted for Ellis awards
The mystery of who would make the 2020 Arthur Ellis Awards shortlists has been solved, with two Toronto Star reporters named in the Best Nonfiction Crime Book category Katie Daubsand Kevin Donovan were shortlisted for “The Missing Millionaire: The True Story of Ambrose Small and the City Obsessed With Finding Him” and “The Billionaire Murders: The Mysterious Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman,” respectively. Their co-finalists are Debra A. Komar for “The Court of Better Fiction”; Vanessa Brown for “The Forest City Killer” and Charlotte Grayfor “Murdered Midas.”
The Best Crime Novel award is the marquee prize. This year’s finalists include Michael Christie for “Greenwood”; Ian Hamilton for “Fate”; Nicole Lundrigan for “Hideaway”; Marissa Stapley for “The Last Resort” and Loreth Anne White for “In the Dark.”
This year’s recipient of the Grand Master Award, presented every two years to a Canadian crime writer who has garnered both national and international attention, is Peter Robinson. The annual gala has been cancelled, but the winners will be announced in late May.
The Arthur Ellis awards, created by the Crime Writers of Canada, are open to permanent residents of Canada, or by Canadian citizens living abroad.
See crimewriterscanada.com for the finalists in all categories for the Arthur Ellis awards.