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.

2005

• Jon Evans – Dark Places

Also shortlisted:

• Mel Bradshaw – Death in the Age of Steam
• Rick Gadziola – Raw Deal
• Linda L. Richards – Mad Money
• Mark Sinnett – The Border Guards

Added 30 April 2006.
Updated 30 October 2007.