Vanessa Farquharson, National Post
West Coast author William Deverell has won the 2006 Arthur Ellis Award for crime writing, for April Fool (McClelland & Stewart), in the best novel category. Crime Writers of Canada presented the awards, honouring the best in Canadian crime writing, last night in Toronto. Louise Penny, a former CBC reporter, won the best first novel prize for Still Life (McArthur & Company). Other award recipients included: Rick Mofina for best short story for Lightning Rider; Rebecca Godfrey for Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk in non-fiction; Vicki Grant for Quid Pro Quo in the best juvenile category; and Gerald Galarneau’s Motel Riviera for best crime writing in French.
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Posted by William Deverell on Jun 06, 2006
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