Best Crime Novel
- 1984 - Eric Wright, The Night the Gods Smiled
- 1985 - Howard Engel, Murder Sees the Light
- 1986 - Eric Wright, Death in the Old Country
- 1987 - Edward O. Phillips, Buried on Sunday
- 1988 - Carol Shields, Swann
- 1989 - Chris Scott, Jack
- 1990 - Laurence Gough, Hot Shots
- 1991 - L.R. Wright, A Chill Rain in January
- 1992 - Peter Robinson, Past Reason Hated
- 1993 - Carsten Stroud, Lizardskin
- 1994 - John Lawrence Reynolds, Gypsy Sins
- 1995 - Gail Bowen, A Colder Kind of Death
- 1996 - L.R. Wright, Mother Love
- 1997 - Peter Robinson, Innocent Graves
- 1998 - William Deverell, Trial of Passion
- 1999 - Nora Kelly, Old Wounds
- 2000 - Rosemary Aubert, The Feast of Stephen
- 2001 - Peter Robinson, Cold is the Grave
- 2002 - Michelle Spring, In the Midnight Hour
- 2003 - Rick Mofina, Blood of Others
- 2004 - Giles Blunt, The Delicate Storm
- 2005 - Barbara Fradkin, Fifth Son
- 2006 - William Deverell, April Fool
- 2007 - Barbara Fradkin, Honour Among Men
- 2008 - Jon Redfern, Trumpets Sound No More
- 2009 - Linwood Barclay, Too Close to Home
- 2010 - Howard Shrier, High Chicago
- 2011 - Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead
- 2012 - Peter Robinson, Before the Poison
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