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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2006

• Louise Penny – Still Life

Also shortlisted:

• Rob Harasymchuk – The Joining of Dingo Radish
• Mike Harrison – All Shook Up
• Illona Haus – Blue Mercy
• Ilona van Mil – Sugarmilk Falls

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Added 30 April 2006.
Updated 30 December 2009.