its review on TV. It was shortlisted for the Barry Award for best British crime fiction 2008, the 7th Prix Du Polar Européen 2008 of the weekly French magazine Le Point, Le Nouvel Observateurs Crime Writing Prize 2008, and the Quebec Booksellers' Prize 2008. It won the Strand Magazine Thriller of the Year. It won Le Nouvel Observateurs inaugural Prix du Roman Noir in 2009. In October 2008 A Simple Act of Violence won Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year 2010. Between March and April 2012, Ellory released a trilogy of novellas making up the ebook-exclusive Three Days in Chicagoland, focusing on the brutal murder of a young girl in Chicago in 1956, as told from three different viewpoints: The Sister, The Cop and The Killer. Awards In 2003, Ellory's debut novel, Candlemoth, was shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger for Best Thriller. His fourth book, City of Lies, was shortlisted for the same award in 2007. Papillon de Nuit, the French translation of Candlemoth, won both the Balai d'Or Award 2017 and the Grand Prix des Lecteurs 2017. A Quiet Belief in Angels, his fifth title, was shortlisted for the Barry Award for Best British Crime Fiction 2008. The novel was also shortlisted for the Association 813 Trophy, the 7th Prix Du Polar Europeen Du Point, and the Mystery Booksellers of America Dilys Award. It went on to win the Inaugural Roman Noir Nouvel Observateur Prize in 2009, the Best Thriller 2009 by New York's Strand Magazine, along with the Prix des Libraires Du Quebec Laureat 2009, the Livre De Poche Award, the Southern Independent Booksellers' Award 2010, the Quebec Booksellers' Prize, and the USA National Indie Excellence Award 2010 for Best Mystery. In 2010, A Quiet Vendetta won the Prix Des Libraires Du Quebec Laureat. Additionally, it won the Villeneuve les Avignon Literary Festival Readers' Prize in 2010 and the St. Maur Prix Polar in 2011. A Simple Act of Violence was shortlisted for the Barry Award for Best British Crime Fiction 2009 and won the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for 2010. Les Assassins (The Anniversary Man) won the Plume d'Or 2016 for Thriller Internationale. Chant de l'Assassin won the Grand Prix des Blogueurs Littéraires 2021. Works Candlemoth (2003) Ghostheart (2004) A Quiet Vendetta (2005) City of Lies (2006) A Quiet Belief in Angels (2007) A Simple Act of Violence (2008) The Anniversary