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.

2008

• Liam Durcan – Garcia's Heart

Also shortlisted:

• Claire Cameron – The Line Painter *
• Sean Chercover – Big City, Bad Blood
• Susan Parisi – Blood of Dreams
• Sharon Rowse – The Silk Train Murder
• Marc Strange – Sucker Punch

Added 01 May 2008.
Updated 31 July 2008.