# Is "A Dangerous Man" by Robert Crais a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019) is identified by: The US first printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page beneath a complete number line that retains the numeral 1; on later printings the low numbers drop away. The US G.P.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The US first printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page beneath a complete number line that retains the numeral 1; on later printings the low numbers drop away
- Issued in G.P. Putnam's Sons boards with a photographic dust jacket carrying the author's name and title; the first-issue jacket bears the publisher's printed price on the front flap, and a fully unclipped flap is preferred for identification
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Crais |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 2019 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The US first printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page beneath a complete… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The US first printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page beneath a complete number line that retains the numeral 1; on later printings the low numbers drop away. Issued in G.P. Putnam's Sons boards with a photographic dust jacket carrying the author's name and title; the first-issue jacket bears the publisher's printed price on the front flap, and a fully unclipped flap is preferred for identification.

## Is this the true first?
The US G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover (ISBN 9780525535683) is the true first US edition, an Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novel published August 6, 2019. Note that the UK Simon & Schuster hardcover was published earlier, on July 18, 2019, so the UK issue precedes the US edition by roughly three weeks and is the earliest hardcover appearance internationally.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition affects the true first. A separately issued signed limited edition was also produced; the ordinary trade first is identified by the "First Edition" statement and intact number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Dangerous Man* by Robert Crais a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-dangerous-man
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.