# Is "A Cold Red Sunrise" by Stuart M. Kaminsky a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Cold Red Sunrise by Stuart M. Kaminsky (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988) is identified by: US Charles Scribner's Sons first, 1988, with 'First Edition' on the copyright page and a number line. The US Scribner's 1988 hardcover is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Charles Scribner's Sons first, 1988, with 'First Edition' on the copyright page and a number line
- The third Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov novel; it won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1989 for the 1988 publication
- Publisher imprint reads Charles Scribner's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stuart M. Kaminsky |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
| Year | 1988 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Charles Scribner's Sons first, 1988, with 'First Edition' on the copyright page and a number line |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
US Charles Scribner's Sons first, 1988, with 'First Edition' on the copyright page and a number line. The third Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov novel; it won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1989 for the 1988 publication.

## Is this the true first?
The US Scribner's 1988 hardcover is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A number line not ending in 1, or absence of the 'First Edition' statement, indicates a later printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Cold Red Sunrise* by Stuart M. Kaminsky a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-cold-red-sunrise
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.