Best Crime Book in French
- 2000 - Lionel Noël, Louna
- 2001 - Norbert Spehner, Le roman policier en Amérique française
- 2002 - Anne-Michèle Lévesque, Fleur invitait au troisième
- 2003 - Jacques Côté, Le rouge ideal
- 2004 - Jean Lemieux, On finit toujours par payer
- 2005 - Ann Lamontagne, Les douze pierres
- 2006 - Gérard Galarneau, Motel Riviera
- 2007 - No award given
- 2008 - Mario Bolduc, Tsiganes
- 2009 - Jacques Côté, Le Chemin des brumes
- 2010 - Jean Lemieux, Le mort du chemin des Arsene
- 2011 - Jacques Côté, Dans le quartier des agités
- 2012 - Martin Michaud, La chorale du diable
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