The Arthur Ellis Award for the Best First Crime Novel written in English is awarded by Crime Writers of Canada to an author living in Canada or a Canadian writer living outside of Canada.

An asterisk (*) indicates a review is available for that book.

1999

• Liz Brady – Sudden Blow

Also shortlisted:

• Peter Clement – Lethal Practice
• Karen Dudley – Hoot to Kill
• Mel Malton – Down in the Dumps
• Kerri Sakamoto – The Electrical Field

Added 30 April 2006.
Updated 07 August 2008.