2 Craig Johnson first editions are documented on this shelf, from Sticks & Scones (The Cold Dish) (2004) to The Cold Dish (2004). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Craig Johnson title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.

Identification only, per the house rule: no prices and no appraisals here. Checking a Craig Johnson copy in hand? Type the title into the First-Edition Checker or photograph the copyright page with Snap & Sort.

Sticks & Scones (The Cold Dish) — 2004 · VikingThe correct debut is 'The Cold Dish', the US Viking first, 2004. The first printing shows 'FIRST EDITION' on the copyright page together with a number line that includes the 1, and an unclipped jacket with the original price. It is Johnson's debut and the first Walt Longmire novel, an increasingly collected modern crime debut. The US Viking 2004 edition of 'The Cold Dish' is the true first. Later printings drop the 1 from the number line; book-club editions lack the printed jacket price and are often physically lighter.
The Cold Dish — 2004 · VikingUS Viking first, 2004. The copyright page states 'FIRST EDITION' with a number line that includes the 1, and the first issue carries an unclipped jacket with the original price. This is Johnson's debut and the first Walt Longmire mystery. The US Viking 2004 edition is the true first; UK editions are later. A number line that does not include the 1 indicates a later printing; book-club editions lack the printed jacket price.

More Mystery, Crime & Thriller shelves: Dashiell Hammett, Dennis Lehane, Dick Francis, Donald E. Westlake, Dorothy B. Hughes, Dorothy L. Sayers.

← All authors · All genres · part of the First-Edition Identification resource.