The 2012 Arthur Ellis shortlists have been announced. These awards celebrate excellence in Canadian crime writing. And the “Arthur” has to be the coolest of all the award statues.
Best Crime Novel
A Trick of the Light (M)
by Louise Penny
Before the Poison (M)
by Peter Robinson
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (M)
by Alan Bradley
I’ll See You in My Dreams (M)
by William Deverell
The Guilty Plea (M)
by Robert Rotenberg
Best First Novel
The Man Who Killed (M)
by Fraser Nixon
The Survivor (M)
by Sean Slater
The Water Rat of Wanchai (M)
by Ian Hamilton
Tight Corner (M)
by Roger White
Watching Jeopardy (M)
by Norm Foster
Best Crime Nonfiction
A Season in Hell (M)
by Robert Fowler
Hot Art: chasing thieves and detectives through the secret world of stolen art (M)
by Joshua Knelman
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (M)
by Steven Laffoley
The Pirates of Somalia (M)
by Jay Bahader
The Weasel: a double life in the mob (M)
by Adrian Humphreys

Source: http://www.thereader.ca/2012/05/2012-arthur-ellis-award-shortlist.html