# Is "Bury Your Dead" by Louise Penny a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books / St. Martin's Press, 2010) is identified by: US Minotaur first, 2010. The US Minotaur 2010 edition is the priority first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Minotaur first, 2010
- The copyright page reads 'First Edition' with a number line that includes the 1, and the first issue has an unclipped jacket carrying the original price
- It is the sixth Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novel and won the 2011 Anthony, Macavity, and Agatha awards
- Publisher imprint reads Minotaur Books / St. Martin's Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louise Penny |
| Publisher | Minotaur Books / St. Martin's Press |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Minotaur first, 2010 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Minotaur first, 2010. The copyright page reads 'First Edition' with a number line that includes the 1, and the first issue has an unclipped jacket carrying the original price. It is the sixth Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novel and won the 2011 Anthony, Macavity, and Agatha awards.

## Is this the true first?
The US Minotaur 2010 edition is the priority first. The UK Sphere (Hachette) edition is a first-thus.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A number line that does not include the 1 indicates a later printing; book-club editions lack the printed jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Bury Your Dead* by Louise Penny a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/bury-your-dead
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.