Amuse Bouch - Anthony Bidulka

Amuse Bouch - Anthony Bidulka

2003 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel Finalist
2003 ReLit Award shortlist

A gay wedding gone bad. A missing groom. An unsullied reputation at risk. Enter Russell Quant, cute, gay and a rookie private detective. With a nose for good wine and bad lies, Quant is off to France on his first big case. 


This book was given out thanks to the generous support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Arthur Ellis Awards Banquet

Arthur Ellis Awards Banquet

Best Crime Short Story: Mary Jane Maffini for 'So Much in Common' published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Best Crime Non-Fiction: Stevie Cameron for 'On the Farm', published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada

Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book: Alice Kuipers for 'The Worst Thing She Ever Did' from Harper Collins

Best Unpublished First Novel: John Jeneroux for "Better Off Dead"

Best French Crime Book: Jacques Cote for 'Dans le quartier des agites' (he was a 4-time finalist and now has a third statue for his collection)

Best First Crime Novel: Avner Mandelman for 'The Debba' from Random House Canada

Best Crime Novel: Louise Penny for 'Bury Your Dead'