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Edition 22 (2005) Winner
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Edition 24 (2007) Winner
Barbara Fradkin
バーバラ・フラドキン
Bābara Furadokin
Aliases:
Currie (旧姓)
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Montreal
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Born in Montreal → Graduate studies in Toronto → Lives in Ottawa
Career
- Occupations
- mystery writer, child psychologist
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Affiliations
- Crime Writers of Canada (past president), Sisters in Crime, Capital Crime Writers
- Memberships
- Crime Writers of Canada, Sisters in Crime, Capital Crime Writers
- Nominations
- Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story (2002, Coup de Grace), Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story (2002, Double Trouble), Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel (2003, Once Upon a Time), Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story (2003, Timber Town Justice), Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novella (2013, Evil Behind That Door), Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel (2015, None So Blind), Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novella (2016, The Night Thief), Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novella (2020, Blood Ties)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill University | — | Faculty of Arts | B.A. | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | — | M.A. | — | Canada |
| University of Ottawa | — | Clinical Psychology | Ph.D. | — | Canada |
McGill University
Faculty of Arts
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
Canada
University of Toronto
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
Canada
University of Ottawa
Clinical Psychology
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
Canada
PhD in clinical psychology
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel | Fifth Son | Best Novel | Crime Writers of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel | Honour Among Men | Best Novel | Crime Writers of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Great Canadian Short Story Contest | Brandemoor | — | Storyteller Magazine | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Great Canadian Short Story Contest | Timber Town Justice | — | Storyteller Magazine | 受賞 |
Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel
2005
Work:
Fifth Son
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
Crime Writers of Canada
Result:
受賞
Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel
2007
Work:
Honour Among Men
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
Crime Writers of Canada
Result:
受賞
Great Canadian Short Story Contest
1998
Work:
Brandemoor
Organization:
Storyteller Magazine
Result:
受賞
Great Canadian Short Story Contest
2002
Work:
Timber Town Justice
Organization:
Storyteller Magazine
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fifth Son
2004 police procedural mysteryInspector Green investigates a case involving family secrets.
justicefamilypsychology
Honour Among Men
2006 police procedural mysteryInspector Green uncovers crimes with military background.
honourwar crimesloyalty
Do or Die
2000 police procedural mysteryFirst in the Inspector Green series.
do or diejusticerelationships
Bibliography
- Do or Die (2000)
- Once Upon a Time (2002)
- Mist Walker (2003)
- Fifth Son (2004)
- Honour Among Men (2006)
- Dream Chasers (2007)
- This Thing of Darkness (2009)
- Beautiful Lie the Dead (2010)
- The Whisper of Legends (2013)
- None so Blind (2014)
- The Devil to Pay (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- police proceduralrich psychological descriptiontense plotting
- Recurring Motifs
- pursuit of justicefamily conflictspsychological depth
Legacy
Renowned Canadian mystery writer, two-time Arthur Ellis Award winner for Best Novel, known for Inspector Green series.