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.

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

Added 30 April 2006.
Updated 20 November 2007.