Before the Poison Nominated for Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel

Peter’s latest novel, Before the Poison, has been nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award for best novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. This is an award given out by other crime writers, and receiving it, or even being shortlisted, is an honor. The awards banquet will be held on 31st May, 2012, at the Toronto Hilton.

The prestigious Arthur Ellis Awards are presented in 6 categories for excellence in works in the crime/mystery/thriller genre published for the first time in the previous year by permanent residents of Canada, or by Canadian citizens living abroad.