James Lee Burke First Editions

• Half of Paradise — 1965 · Houghton MifflinHoughton Mifflin (Riverside Press, Cambridge) first printing, 1965, with no statement of later printings on the copyright page. Bound in light brown cloth with a dark brown spine panel/label, the title and author stamped in white; collation pp. (viii), 312. Issued in the first-issue pictorial dust jacket, which should carry the printed price on the flap (present or clipped is condition, not a printing point). US Houghton Mifflin is the true first. Burke's debut novel; genuinely scarce in the first edition, and dealers consistently treat the first printing in the vibrant first-issue pictorial jacket as the collectible state. No book club edition to distinguish for the true first; scarce early title.
• To the Bright and Shining Sun — 1970 · Charles Scribner's SonsCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1970. First printing is identified by the capital letter 'A' on the copyright page, the Scribner house first-printing indicator of this era, together with the Scribner's seal. Issued in publisher's cloth boards. The first-issue dust jacket carries the original printed retail price on the front flap (present, not clipped) and, as an early Scribner's title, is scarce in the…. US Scribner's is the true first. Burke's second book; a notably scarce early-career title, especially in an unclipped first-state jacket. No book-club edition affecting the true first; identification rests on the Scribner's 'A' on the copyright page and the original priced first-issue jacket rather than on any later reprint or club issue.
• Lay Down My Sword and Shield — 1971 · Thomas Y. CrowellThomas Y. Crowell, New York, 1971; first printing indicated by the publisher's first-edition statement on the copyright page (Crowell of this era did not use a number line). Bound in tan cloth; approximately 266 pages. The first-issue dust jacket carries a black-and-white photograph of the author (in sunglasses) on the rear panel and retains its printed flap price. Three binding variants are recorded with…. The US Crowell edition of 1971 is the true first. This is the first Hackberry Holland novel and an early Burke title; genuinely scarce in the jacket. No book-club edition displaces the true first; confirm by the printed first-edition statement on the copyright page and the intact jacket price.
• Two for Texas — 1982 · Pocket BooksPocket Books paperback original, 1982; first printing indicated by the full descending number line on the copyright page. This mass-market paperback is the true first appearance. The true first is the 1982 Pocket Books paperback original. A first hardcover (Cahill) did not appear until 1992 and is first-thus, not the true first. No book club edition; later hardcover editions are first-thus, not the true first.
• The Convict and Other Stories — 1985 · Louisiana State University PressLouisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1985; stated first edition on the copyright page, issued in cloth in an original priced pictorial dust jacket, with the printed jacket price present in first state. Burke's first collection of short stories, gathering nine stories set along the Gulf coasts of Louisiana and Texas and on battlefields abroad. The hardcover first printing was small, and copies are scarce. US LSU Press is the true first. Burke's first story collection; scarce, as much of the modest hardcover printing went to libraries. No book club edition affecting the true first.
• The Lost Get-Back Boogie — 1986 · Louisiana State University PressLSU Press first edition, stated first edition with no additional printings noted; bound in blue-green cloth with red spine lettering; priced dust jacket at 16.95 on the front flap, jacket design by Charles Shaw. Note a recognized jacket-stock distinction: copies in a matte/dull-stock jacket are generally taken as the earlier issue and high-gloss-stock jackets as a later issue, though both carry the 16.95 price. US LSU Press hardcover is the true first; Burke's much-rejected novel (reportedly over one hundred rejections, commonly cited as 111) finally published in 1986 and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. No book club edition; a scarce university-press hardcover.
• The Neon Rain — 1987 · Henry Holt'First Edition' is stated on the copyright page with a complete number line descending to 1. The book is quarter-bound in black cloth over grey paper-covered boards, with the title and author lettered in silver on the spine. The original dust jacket was designed by Irving Freeman; its spine shows black ground with multicolored neon streaks and grey hollow-outline lettering. The first-issue jacket carries the…. The US Henry Holt edition is the true first. This is the first Dave Robicheaux novel and a cornerstone modern crime collectible. A later London (UK) edition is a separate, subsequent printing and does not have precedence. The book-club edition is physically smaller, lacks the stated 'First Edition' and the full number line, and its jacket bears no printed price; the rear board typically carries a blind-stamped dot or square that identifies club copies.
• Heaven's Prisoners — 1988 · Henry HoltHenry Holt and Company, New York, 1988. The copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line ending in 1. Octavo in cloth-backed boards (black cloth spine, gray boards) with silver spine lettering; jacket design by Irving Freeman, the first-issue jacket retaining its printed front-flap price (present, unclipped, for a first issue). Second Dave Robicheaux novel. US Henry Holt edition is the true first; second Dave Robicheaux novel. The UK edition followed later and does not have precedence. Book-club editions are typically smaller, lack the number line, carry a blindstamp on the rear board, and come with an unpriced jacket.
• Black Cherry Blues — 1989 · Little, BrownFirst edition, first printing stated on the copyright page with a complete number line down to 1. First-issue jacket carries the printed price on the front flap and was designed by Wendell Minor. Third Dave Robicheaux novel; winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel (1990). The US Little, Brown edition (1989) is the true first. Book-club edition is common: blind-stamp to the rear board, no price, thinner bulk. Note that trade-first copies frequently carry a remainder mark to the bottom edge.
• A Morning for Flamingos — 1990 · Little, BrownThe copyright page states 'First Edition' together with a full number line descending to 1. Bound in cloth over boards with the spine lettered in silver gilt, and issued in a priced dust jacket with the printed price on the front flap. US Little, Brown edition, published October 29, 1990, is the true first; fourth Dave Robicheaux novel. US precedes the UK edition. Book club editions typically lack the stated 'First Edition' line and number line, carry a rear-board blindstamp, and come in an unpriced jacket.
• A Stained White Radiance — 1992 · HyperionThe copyright page states 'First Edition' together with a full number line descending to 1. Bound in quarter teal cloth over black paper boards with the spine lettered in silver, and issued in a priced dust jacket with the printed price on the front flap. US Hyperion edition is the true first; fifth Dave Robicheaux novel. US precedes the UK edition. Book club editions typically lack the stated 'First Edition' line and number line, carry a rear-board blindstamp, and come in an unpriced jacket.
• In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead — 1993 · HyperionThe copyright page states 'First Edition' together with a full number line descending to 1; the first printing carries both the stated-edition line and the complete key. The book is bound in quarter black cloth over light gray paper-covered boards with red lettering stamped on the spine, running to 344 pages. The first-issue dust jacket bears a color illustration of a Confederate soldier in a cemetery on the…. The US Hyperion edition of 1993 is the true first and precedes the UK (Hodder & Stoughton) edition; it is the sixth Dave Robicheaux novel. Book club editions typically lack the number line, are noticeably lighter and smaller than the trade hardcover, and carry a rear-board blindstamp with an unpriced jacket.
• Dixie City Jam — 1994 · HyperionThe copyright page states 'First Edition' together with a full number line descending to 1. Bound in quarter black cloth over blue paper boards with the spine lettered in gold, and issued in a priced dust jacket with cover art by Dave Henderson and the printed price on the front flap. US Hyperion edition is the true first; seventh Dave Robicheaux novel. US precedes the UK edition. A signed limited edition (1,525 copies) was also issued. Book club editions typically lack the stated 'First Edition' line and number line, carry a rear-board blindstamp, and come in an unpriced jacket.
• Burning Angel — 1995 · HyperionHyperion, New York, 1995. The copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Bound with a black fabric spine lettered in gold over red paper-covered boards; the first-issue jacket should retain its printed front-flap price (present, unclipped, for a first issue). Eighth Dave Robicheaux novel. US Hyperion edition is the true first; eighth Dave Robicheaux novel. US precedes the UK edition. None significant; confirm the full 10-to-1 number line together with the stated 'First Edition' to establish the first printing.
• Cadillac Jukebox — 1996 · HyperionFirst trade edition states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1. Bound in quarter dark blue paper over tan boards, title stamped in gold on the spine. The first-issue dust jacket is predominantly white with an embossed design on the front panel and a photograph of the author on the rear panel; the printed price should be present on the flap. US Hyperion is the true first edition; ninth Dave Robicheaux novel. A signed 'Special ABA collectors edition' was issued alongside the trade first and is a distinct state, identifiable by 'Special ABA collectors edition' wording on the spine; the ordinary trade first is the one carrying the full descending number line.
• Cimarron Rose — 1997 · HyperionFirst trade edition states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line descending to 1. Bound in quarter blue cloth over blue paper boards with silver lettering on the spine; 288 pages. The first-issue dust jacket should carry its printed price on the front flap (a correctly-priced, unclipped jacket is the desirable state). US Hyperion is the true first edition; first Billy Bob Holland novel. Won the Edgar Award for Best Novel (awarded 1998). None significant for the trade first edition; the stated 'First Edition' line with the full number line to 1 distinguishes the first printing.
• Sunset Limited — 1998 · DoubledayFirst US trade edition (Doubleday, New York, 1998; ISBN 0385488424) states First Edition on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1. Bound in quarter gray cloth over cream boards, octavo, 309 pages. The first-issue dust jacket should carry the original printed price at the upper inner flap and is not price-clipped in the true first state. US Doubleday is the true first edition; tenth Dave Robicheaux novel and Burke's first Robicheaux title with Doubleday after the Hyperion run. An advance reading copy in wrappers precedes the trade issue but is not a marketed first edition. None significant for the trade first edition. A UK edition (Orion) also appeared but does not precede the US Doubleday first.
• Heartwood — 1999 · DoubledayFirst US trade edition, Doubleday 1999, stating 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1. Bound in soft mustard-yellow paper-covered boards with a slate-gray spine panel and metallic gold spine lettering, with dark orange endpapers. The dust jacket bears a jacket photograph by Debra Lill and design by Mario J. Pulice, and carries the printed cover price, which should be…. US Doubleday is the true first edition; second Billy Bob Holland novel. A separate B.E. Trice signed limited issue exists (including a lettered state); it is distinct from the standard trade first. None significant for the trade first edition; the stated 'First Edition' plus complete number line to 1 marks the first printing.
• Purple Cane Road — 2000 · DoubledayThe first US trade printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page together with a full number line descending to 1 (9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price on the front flap (the true first is priced; a price-clipped copy is still a first, but the printed price should originally have been present). Confirm the stated "First Edition" line accompanies the…. The US Doubleday edition (New York, 2000) is the true first edition; eleventh Dave Robicheaux novel. A separate British edition (Orion/Weidenfeld) followed and does not precede the US Doubleday first. None significant for the trade first edition; the stated "First Edition" line plus full number line to 1 distinguishes the first Doubleday printing.
• Bitterroot — 2001 · Simon & SchusterFirst US trade edition, Simon & Schuster 2001, stating 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1. Bound in light blue boards with darker blue cloth over the spine and gilt spine lettering; issued in an illustrated dust jacket carrying the printed cover price, which should be present and unclipped on a fine copy. US Simon & Schuster is the true first edition; third Billy Bob Holland novel and Burke's move to Simon & Schuster. A separate B.E. Trice deluxe issue was signed and specially bound in 150 numbered and 26 lettered copies; these are distinct from the standard trade first. None significant for the trade first edition; the stated 'First Edition' plus complete number line to 1 marks the first printing.
• Jolie Blon's Bounce — 2002 · Simon & SchusterThe first printing has "First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete Simon & Schuster number line ending in the low digit 1 (in the interleaved form 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price on the front flap; the true first is priced (price-clipped copies are still firsts but the printed price should originally have been present). Verify the…. The US Simon & Schuster edition (New York, published 4 June 2002) is the true first; twelfth Dave Robicheaux novel. A separately issued signed/limited hardcover issue of 150 copies also exists but is a distinct issue, not the trade first. No book-club edition is likely to be confused with the true first; the stated "First Edition" with the full number line ending in 1 identifies the first trade printing.
• White Doves at Morning — 2002 · Simon & Schuster"First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Simon & Schuster hardcover in dust jacket; the first-issue jacket carries the printed cover price on the flap, which should be present and unclipped on a collector's copy. US Simon & Schuster edition (New York, 2002, ISBN 0743244710, ISBN-13 9780743244718) is the true first. This is a Civil War-era historical standalone drawn partly from Burke's own ancestors, the Perry and Burke families, with battle scenes at Shiloh and in the Shenandoah Valley and settings in Louisiana, not the Holland family of his other series. No book-club edition is likely to be confused with the true first; the stated First Edition with full number line ending in 1 identifies the first printing. Later printings drop the 1 from the number line.
• Last Car to Elysian Fields — 2003 · Simon & Schuster"First Edition" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1. First-issue copies carry the dust jacket with the printed cover price present on the front flap as issued; the printed price should be present to represent the jacket as issued, though clipping alone does not change the printing. US Simon & Schuster edition (New York, 2003, ISBN 9780743245425) is the true first; thirteenth Dave Robicheaux novel. No book-club edition is likely to be confused with the true first; the stated First Edition with full number line identifies the first printing.
• In the Moon of Red Ponies — 2004 · Simon & Schuster"First Edition" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1. US Simon & Schuster edition (New York, 2004, ISBN 0743245431) is the true first; fourth Billy Bob Holland novel. No book-club edition is likely to be confused with the true first; the stated First Edition with full number line identifies the first printing.
• Crusader's Cross — 2005 · Simon & Schuster"First Edition" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1. US Simon & Schuster edition (New York, 2005, ISBN 0743277198) is the true first; fourteenth Dave Robicheaux novel. No book-club edition is likely to be confused with the true first; the stated First Edition with full number line identifies the first printing.
• Pegasus Descending — 2006 · Simon & Schuster"First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Simon & Schuster hardcover in dust jacket; the first-issue jacket carries the printed cover price on the front flap, which should be present and unclipped on a collector's copy. US Simon & Schuster edition (New York, 2006, ISBN 0743277724 / 9780743277723) is the true first; fifteenth Dave Robicheaux novel. The first printing was a large trade run, so unsophisticated stated-First-Edition copies with the full number line are the identifying issue. No book-club edition is likely to be confused with the true first; the stated First Edition with full number line ending in 1 identifies the first printing. Later printings drop the 1 from the number line.
• Jesus Out to Sea — 2007 · Simon & SchusterStory collection. First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page together with the full Simon & Schuster number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2; the presence of the 1 in that line denotes the first printing. US Simon & Schuster edition (2007) is the accepted true first for this story collection. No significant book-club edition of note.
• The Tin Roof Blowdown — 2007 · Simon & SchusterFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page beneath the full Simon & Schuster number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2; the 1 at the left of the line indicates the first printing. Issued September 2007 in a pictorial dust jacket that should carry its printed price on the front flap. US Simon & Schuster edition (2007) is the conventionally accepted true first. Note a UK Orion hardcover also appeared in 2007, so US and UK firsts are near-simultaneous; the S&S edition is treated as the collecting first for this American author. A signed/limited state of the UK edition also exists. No significant trade book-club edition of note. Be aware of two distinct signed/special states that are not the S&S trade first: an Orion (UK) signed limited issued in quarter leather with raised bands and marbled boards in a transparent acetate jacket, in a very small lettered run; and a later Easton Press leather-bound edition (2008) with a tipped-in signature leaf and certificate. Neither is the trade first….
• Swan Peak — 2008 · Simon & SchusterFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page together with the full Simon & Schuster number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, the 1 indicating the first printing. Issued in a quarter-cloth binding with the spine lettered in gilt and metallic blue, in a priced pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price on the front flap; approximately 402 pages. The US Simon & Schuster edition (2008) is the accepted true first; a UK Orion hardcover of the same year is near-simultaneous. This is a Dave Robicheaux novel, not part of the Hackberry Holland sequence. No significant book-club edition of note.
• Rain Gods — 2009 · Simon & SchusterFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page together with the full Simon & Schuster number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, the 1 indicating the first printing. Bound in black boards with silver stamping to the spine and issued in a priced pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price on the front flap; approximately 434 pages. The US Simon & Schuster edition (2009) is the accepted true first. This is the first novel featuring the modern Hackberry Holland (Hackberry Holland Book 2 in the wider Holland Family sequence); a UK Orion hardcover of the same year is near-simultaneous. No significant book-club edition of note.
• The Glass Rainbow — 2010 · Simon & SchusterFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page beneath the full Simon & Schuster number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2; the presence of the 1 at the left of the line confirms the first printing. Issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price at the top of the front flap (price-clipping does not by itself unmake a first, but an intact printed price is expected on a collector's copy). US Simon & Schuster edition (2010, ISBN 978-1-4391-2828-2) is the accepted true first; a UK Orion hardcover of the same year is near-simultaneous and is treated as a parallel first for this American author. No significant book-club edition of note; later printings drop the 1 from the number line while otherwise retaining the 'First Edition' slug, so verify the number line rather than the printed words alone.
• Feast Day of Fools — 2011 · Simon & SchusterFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page together with the full Simon & Schuster number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, the 1 indicating the first printing. Bound in publisher's boards and issued in a priced pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price on the front flap. The US Simon & Schuster edition (2011) is the accepted true first. This is the third of Burke's modern Hackberry Holland novels, following Rain Gods and Feast Day of Fools' predecessors, and is billed by the publisher as a Holland Family Novel; a UK Orion hardcover of the same year is near-simultaneous. No significant book-club edition of note.
• Creole Belle — 2012 · Simon & SchusterSimon & Schuster hardcover, 2012, the nineteenth Dave Robicheaux novel. The copyright page carries the statement 'First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition July 2012' together with a full descending number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Bound with gilt-stamped spine lettering and black head- and tail-bands; the first-issue jacket retains its printed price on the front flap. The US Simon & Schuster hardcover is the true first; it is the nineteenth Dave Robicheaux novel. No significant book-club issue.
• Light of the World — 2013 · Simon & SchusterThe copyright page states First Edition together with a complete descending Simon & Schuster number line in the form 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, the final 1 confirming the first printing; the volume runs to roughly 548 pages. The unclipped dust jacket bears the front-panel art and the author photograph and biography, and the printed price should be present on the front flap. Trade first printings signed by Burke are…. The US Simon & Schuster hardcover of 2013 is the true first; it is the twentieth Dave Robicheaux novel. Alongside the trade first, a signed limited of sixty-five numbered copies in quarter leather and marbled boards was issued. No significant book-club issue; the stated First Edition with full number line ending in 1 identifies the first printing.
• Wayfaring Stranger — 2014 · Simon & SchusterThe copyright page states First Edition together with a complete descending Simon & Schuster number line in the form 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, the final 1 confirming the first printing; the volume runs to roughly 435 pages. The unclipped dust jacket carries the front-panel art and the author photograph and biography, with the printed price present on the front flap. Publisher-arranged signed first printings, signed…. The US Simon & Schuster hardcover of July 2014 is the true first; it centers on Weldon Holland and opens the later Holland family sequence continued by House of the Rising Sun and The Jealous Kind. Signed first printings were signed by the author on the title page. No significant book-club issue; the stated First Edition with full number line ending in 1 identifies the first printing.
• House of the Rising Sun — 2015 · Simon & SchusterThe copyright page states First Edition together with a complete descending Simon & Schuster number line in the form 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, the final 1 confirming the first printing. The first-printing binding is distinctive: army-green paper-covered boards quarter-bound to a bright red cloth backstrip, with gilt lettering stamped on the spine. The unclipped dust jacket carries the front-panel art, the author…. The US Simon & Schuster hardcover of December 2015 is the true first; it is a Hackberry Holland historical novel in the Holland family cycle. Signed first printings from booksellers were signed by the author on the title page. No significant book-club issue; the stated First Edition and full number line ending in 1 over the green-boards-and-red-spine binding identify the first printing.
• The Jealous Kind — 2016 · Simon & SchusterThe copyright page states First Edition together with a complete descending Simon & Schuster number line in the form 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, the final 1 confirming the first printing; the volume measures about nine and a quarter by six inches. The unclipped dust jacket carries the front-panel art and the author photograph and biography, with the printed price present on the front flap. Dealer-signed first printings…. The US Simon & Schuster hardcover of August 2016 is the true first; it is a Holland family novel narrated by Aaron Holland Broussard. Bookseller-signed first printings were signed on the title page. No significant book-club issue; the stated First Edition with full number line ending in 1 identifies the first printing.
• Robicheaux — 2018 · Simon & SchusterThe copyright page states First Edition together with a complete descending Simon & Schuster number line in the form 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, the final 1 confirming the first printing. The unclipped dust jacket carries the front-panel art and the author photograph and biography, with the printed price present on the front flap. Dealer-signed first printings are typically signed by Burke on the title page. The US Simon & Schuster hardcover of January 2018 is the true first; it is the twenty-first Dave Robicheaux novel. Bookseller-signed first printings were signed by the author on the title page. No significant book-club issue; the stated First Edition with full number line ending in 1 identifies the first printing.
• The New Iberia Blues — 2019 · Simon & Schuster"First Edition" stated on the copyright page with a full number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). ISBN 9781501176876 on the hardcover first, which runs to 447 pages and is issued in a pictorial dust jacket carrying the printed price on the flap. The US Simon & Schuster hardcover is the true first, published January 8, 2019; it is the twenty-second Dave Robicheaux novel. No significant book club edition affecting first-edition identification for this modern hardcover.
• A Private Cathedral — 2020 · Simon & Schuster"First Edition" stated on the copyright page with a full number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). ISBN 9781982151683 on the hardcover first. Bound in quarter cloth and paper-covered boards with the spine stamped, and issued in a pictorial dust jacket carrying the printed price on the flap. The US Simon & Schuster hardcover is the true first, published August 2020; it is the twenty-third Dave Robicheaux novel. A separate Barnes & Noble exclusive edition is a distinct issue that adds a bonus short story and is signed by Burke on a tipped-in publisher's page rather than on the title page. No significant book club edition affecting first-edition identification for this modern hardcover.
• Another Kind of Eden — 2021 · Simon & SchusterSimon & Schuster first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the number line ending in 1 (Simon & Schuster's characteristic staggered line). Priced first-issue dust jacket present. A signed first printing was widely available at publication, but the signature is not itself a first-edition point; the copyright-page statement and number line govern. The US Simon & Schuster hardcover of 2021 is the true first edition. A late entry in Burke's Holland-family series, carrying the family thread of his New Iberia and Texas cycles. No significant book-club edition for the first printing; seek the trade Simon & Schuster hardcover with the stated 'First Edition' and full number line.
• Every Cloak Rolled in Blood — 2022 · Simon & SchusterFirst edition stated on the copyright page with a full number line ending in 1. Published May 24, 2022. The first-printing hardcover is quarter-bound in cloth and paper over boards with a stamped spine; the first-state pictorial dust jacket bears the printed cover price on the front flap (an unclipped flap shows the original price, though price-clipping alone does not demote a jacket to a later state). The US Simon & Schuster hardcover is the true first, ISBN 9781982196592. A Holland-family (Aaron Holland Broussard) novel. None significant for the first printing.
• Flags on the Bayou — 2023 · Atlantic Monthly PressFirst edition stated on the copyright page with a full number line ending in 1. Published 2023. The first-printing hardcover is bound in red boards with bright gilt lettering to the spine and dark endpapers; the first-state glossy pictorial dust jacket shows a woman in a canoe on the front, with review praise (Washington Post, Irish Times, Globe & Mail, New Orleans Times-Picayune) on the yellow rear panel and the…. The US Atlantic Monthly Press (Grove Atlantic) hardcover is the true first, ISBN 9780802161697. A Civil War-era standalone. None significant for the first printing.
• Clete — 2024 · Atlantic Monthly PressFirst edition stated on the copyright page with a full number line ending in 1. Published June 2024. The first-printing hardcover is bound in red boards with gilt stamping to the spine; the first-state pictorial dust jacket carries the printed cover price at the top of the front flap (an unclipped flap confirms an unfaded price but a price-clipped jacket does not by itself indicate a later state). The US Atlantic Monthly Press (Grove Atlantic) hardcover is the true first, ISBN 9780802163073. Subtitled A Dave Robicheaux Novel, centered on Clete Purcel. None significant for the first printing.

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