# Is "Echo Burning" by Lee Child a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Echo Burning by Lee Child (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001) is identified by: First printing carries the complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 and the first-state pictorial dust jacket with the printed cover price on the front flap (an unclipped flap confirms the original price; clipping alone does not demote the jacket). US Putnam hardcover is the collected US first, ISBN 9780399147265; the fifth Jack Reacher novel and the last issued by Putnam.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing carries the complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 and the first-state pictorial dust jacket with the printed cover price on the front flap (an unclipped flap confirms the original price; clipping alone does not demote the jacket)
- Published June 25, 2001
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lee Child |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing carries the complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 and the first-state… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing carries the complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 and the first-state pictorial dust jacket with the printed cover price on the front flap (an unclipped flap confirms the original price; clipping alone does not demote the jacket). Published June 25, 2001.

## Is this the true first?
US Putnam hardcover is the collected US first, ISBN 9780399147265; the fifth Jack Reacher novel and the last issued by Putnam. The UK Bantam Press edition appeared 2 April 2001, before the US 25 June 2001 release, so the Bantam printing is the true global first and the Putnam printing is the first US edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None significant.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Echo Burning* by Lee Child a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/echo-burning
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.