| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Tim Wynne-Jones. The Starlight Claim. Sommerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2019. |
| 2019 | Courtney Summers. Sadie. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2018. |
| 2018 | Eileen Cook. The Hanging Girl. Boston: Houghlin Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. |
| 2017 | Caroline Pignat. Shooter. Toronto: Razorbill Canada, 2016. |
| 2016 | Kevin Sands. The Blackthorn Key. New York: Aladdin, 2015. |
| 2015 | William Bell. Julian. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2014. |
| 2014 | Ted Staunton. Who I’m Not. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2013. |
| 2013 | Elizabeth Stewart. The Lynching of Louie Sam. Toronto: Annick Press, 2012. |
| 2012 | Rob Mills. Charlie’s Key. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2011. |
| 2011 | Y.S. Lee. A Spy in the House. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2010. |
John Spray Mystery Award
The John Spray Mystery Award (2011-2020) honoured excellence in the mystery book genre. The prize, sponsored by John Spray, President of Mantis Investigation Agency, was awarded annually with a cash prize of $5,000. To be eligible, the book must have been an original work in English, aimed at readers eight to 18 and written by a Canadian. A mystery book can be a thriller, a crime novel or a whodunit. The final award was presented in 2020.
Award Recipients
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