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.

2007

• Anne Emery – Sign of the Cross *

Also shortlisted:

• Glen Bonham – The Elvis Interviews
• Stephen Kimber – Reparations
• Grant McCrea – Dead Money
• David Russell – Deadly Lessons

Added 30 April 2006.
Updated 01 May 2008.