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.

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2004

• Jan Rehner – Just Murder

Also shortlisted:

• Anthony Bidulka – Amuse Bouche
• Michael Johansen – Confession in Moscow
• Michael E. Rose – Mazovia Legacy
• Barbara J. Stewart – The Sleeping Boy

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Added 30 April 2006.
Updated 15 May 2009.