# Is "Endless Night" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Endless Night by Agatha Christie (William Collins, 1967) is identified by: UK Collins Crime Club, 30 October 1967, is the first edition, in red cloth with a Kenneth Farnhill pictorial jacket with its printed price. UK Collins Crime Club is the true first, preceding the US edition by a year.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Collins Crime Club, 30 October 1967, is the first edition, in red cloth with a Kenneth Farnhill pictorial jacket with its printed price
- US Dodd, Mead followed in 1968
- Standalone suspense novel
- Publisher imprint reads William Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | William Collins |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Collins Crime Club, 30 October 1967, is the first edition, in red cloth with a Kenneth… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Collins Crime Club, 30 October 1967, is the first edition, in red cloth with a Kenneth Farnhill pictorial jacket with its printed price. US Dodd, Mead followed in 1968. Standalone suspense novel.

## Is this the true first?
UK Collins Crime Club is the true first, preceding the US edition by a year.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions and book club editions follow; the genuine first is the 1967 Collins printing in the printed price jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Endless Night* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/endless-night-agatha-christi
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.