5 Lee Child and Andrew Child first editions are documented on this shelf, from The Sentinel (2020) to In Too Deep (2024). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Lee Child and Andrew Child 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.
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- The Sentinel — 2020 · Delacorte PressFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1, issued in a first-issue dust jacket that should retain its printed cover price on the front flap. As the first Reacher novel co-written with Andrew Child, publisher-signed copies signed by both brothers on a tipped-in leaf are found; these are still first printings identifiable by the same 'First…. US Delacorte Press first American edition, published October 27, 2020; twenty-fifth Reacher novel and the first co-written with Andrew Child. The UK Bantam Press edition was released on the same day, so the two are effectively simultaneous co-first editions rather than the US being the sole true first. No significant book club edition issue for identification; confirm the trade first by the stated 'First Edition', the full number line ending in 1, and the jacket bearing its printed cover price.
- Better Off Dead — 2021 · Delacorte PressFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1. The binding is yellow boards with the title and authors stamped in gilt on the spine. The first-issue dust jacket carries a red night-sky illustration on the front panel and the two authors' photographs on the rear panel; the jacket should retain its printed cover price on the front flap.…. US Delacorte Press first American edition (2021); twenty-sixth Reacher novel. The UK Bantam Press edition was released the same day, so the US and UK hardcovers are effectively simultaneous co-first editions. Note that UK retailer-exclusive printings (for example a Waterstones issue with sprayed page edges and added interview material) are distinct trade variants, not the American first. No significant book club edition issue for identification; the trade first is confirmed by the stated 'First Edition', the full number line ending in 1, the yellow boards with gilt spine, and the jacket bearing its printed cover price. Retailer-exclusive UK printings with sprayed edges are separate variants rather than book-club states.
- No Plan B — 2022 · Delacorte PressFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1. The binding is blue paper-covered boards with the title stamped in silver on the spine, issued in an illustrated first-issue dust jacket that should retain its printed cover price on the front flap. Publisher-signed first printings signed by both authors on a tipped-in leaf carry the same 'First…. US Delacorte Press first American edition (2022); twenty-seventh Reacher novel. The UK Bantam Press edition published the same day, making the US and UK hardcovers effectively simultaneous co-first editions. No significant book club edition issue for identification; confirm the trade first by the stated 'First Edition', the full number line ending in 1, and the blue boards with silver-stamped spine.
- The Secret — 2023 · Delacorte PressFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1. The binding is black paper-covered boards with the title stamped in gold on the black spine, issued in a first-issue dust jacket that should retain its printed cover price on the front flap. Publisher-signed first printings signed by both authors carry the same 'First Edition' statement and number line…. US Delacorte Press first American edition (2023); twenty-eighth Reacher novel. The UK Bantam Press edition published the same day, so the US and UK hardcovers are effectively simultaneous co-first editions. No significant book club edition issue for identification; the trade first is confirmed by the stated 'First Edition', the full number line ending in 1, and the black boards with gold-stamped spine.
- In Too Deep — 2024 · Delacorte Press"First Edition" stated on the copyright page beneath a complete number line ending in 1. First-issue trade copies carry the dust jacket with the printed cover price on the front flap present (unclipped); the printed price should be present to represent the jacket as issued, though clipping alone does not change the printing. US Delacorte Press first American edition (2024; ISBN 978-0-593-72580-1); twenty-ninth Reacher novel. The UK Bantam Press hardcover published the same day, making the US and UK hardcovers effectively simultaneous co-first editions; identify the US issue by the Delacorte imprint and 978-0-593-72580-1 ISBN, and the UK issue by its Bantam/Transworld imprint and separate ISBN. No significant book club edition issue for identification; confirm the trade first by the stated 'First Edition' and full number line ending in 1.
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